LaVell Boyd is a former professional American football

American football

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 player.

Early years

Boyd is a graduate of Doss High School

Doss High School

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 and was the all-time leading wide receiver

Wide receiver

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 in Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Kentucky

As of the census of 2000, there were 693,604 people, 287,012 households, and 183,113 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 305,835 housing units at an average density of...

 history. He later went on to the University of Louisville

University of Louisville

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, where he helped lead his team to two bowl game

Bowl game

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s. LaVell majored in sociology

Sociology

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Professional career

Boyd played for the Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals

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 during the 2000 NFL season

2000 NFL season

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. In 2001 the Miami Dolphins where he was injured. In 2002 Boyd played with the Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

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. The following season, Boyd played in NFL Europe

NFL Europe

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 with the Rhein Fire

Rhein Fire

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. In 2004, he played for the Arena Football League's Georgia Force

Georgia Force

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Boyd coached at Shawnee High School in Louisville, Kentucky for part of the 2007 season. He was terminated September 12 after violating KHSAA rules regarding player eligibility, his third such rules violation. After he was denied in petitioning for his position, Boyd caused a local stir by taking his protests to the media. Finding little support from the community or school administration, Boyd sought other coaching opportunities. He was soon hired as the varsity football coach at Western High School in Shively, Kentucky. Unfortunately, Boyd's tenure as head coach at Western has already met many of the very same problems he had at Shawnee, as Western had to forfeit four wins and a district championship.

External links

• LaVell Boyd player profile provided by the Georgia Force
• LaVell Boyd on radio provided by Old Goats Online