| Sam Boyd | |
| Birth Date: | 12 August 1914 |
| Birth Place: | Rockwall, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Granbury, Texas, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1936–1938 |
| Player Team1: | Baylor |
| Player Years2: | 1938–1940 |
| Player Team2: | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Player Positions: | End |
| Coach Years1: | 1950–1953 |
| Coach Team1: | Baylor (freshmen) |
| Coach Years2: | 1954–1955 |
| Coach Team2: | Baylor (ends) |
| Coach Years3: | 1956–1958 |
| Coach Team3: | Baylor |
| Overall Record: | 15–15–1 |
| Bowl Record: | 1–0 |
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Sam Bradford Boyd (August 12, 1914 – June 8, 2001) was an American football player and coach. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1939 NFL Draft.[1] He served as the head football coach of the Baylor University from 1956 to 1958, compiling a record of 15–15–1. His 1956 squad finished a 9–2 season with a win over Tennessee in the Sugar Bowl. Boyd played college football at Baylor from 1936 to 1938 and with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) in 1939 and 1940.[2] Boyd served in the United States Navy for three years during World War II attaining the rank of lieutenant. In 1962, he was inducted into Baylor's Athletic Hall of Fame. Boyd died on June 8, 2001, at his home in Granbury, Texas.[3]