Catholic Memorial Alum Boyd Named Harvard's 140th Football Captain
The Hyde Park native will be a fifth-year senior next season. Boyd led Harvard and was eighth in the Ivy League with 67 tackles this year, and he also forced two fumbles.
The following article was written by Scott. A. Sherman of The Harvard Crimson and permission has been granted to use the article. Harvard University senior linebacker Joshua Boyd has been named the 140th captain of Harvard football, which the team announced at its annual awards banquet in late November. Boyd, a Hyde Park native, who will return to the team next year as a fifth-year senior, becomes the third consecutive linebacker to hold the Crimson captainship. Alex Gedeon ’12 served as captain in 2011, while senior Bobby Schneider led the team this season. “Following Bobby Schneider is no easy task, but it’s one I’m up for, and I can’t wait to get started,” Boyd said at the banquet. Boyd captained the Catholic Memorial School football …
