Tom Boisture
Biographical details
Born(1931-03-23)March 23, 1931
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedMarch 11, 2011(2011-03-11) (aged 79)
Little Ferry, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1962–1965Houston (assistant)
1966Holy Cross (assistant)
1967–1968Holy Cross
1969Tulsa (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall8–11–1 (college)

Thomas C. Boisture (March 23, 1931 – March 11, 2011)[1][2] was an American football high school and college coach, a National Football League (NFL) scout, and the head of player personnel for the New York Giants.

Before joining the Giants, Boisture was a scout for the New England Patriots from 1970 to 1979.

He became the Director of Player Personnel for the New York Giants in 1980 and was named Vice President of Player Personnel in 1998. He retired in 2000.[3]

Super Bowl

Boisture was a member of the 1986 Super Bowl and 1990 Super Bowl winning Giants.[4]

Giants like Lawrence Taylor, Mark Bavaro, Carl Banks, Michael Strahan and Amani Toomer were among the players who helped the Giants reach four Super Bowls during Boisture's tenure.[5][6]

Coaching

Boisture began his coaching career at Austin Catholic Preparatory School in Detroit before becoming the head football coach at St. Ambrose High School in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan.[7]

Boisture then became an assistant coach at the University of Tulsa and then at the University of Houston.[8]

He was the head football coach at the College of the Holy Cross from 1967 to 1968, compiling an 8–11–1 record as head coach.[9]

Early years

Boisture was a star football player at Holy Redeemer High School in Detroit, Michigan.[10] He went on to play college football for Mississippi State University.

He was the younger brother of Dan Boisture, who served as head football coach at Eastern Michigan University from 1967 to 1973.

Personal life

A resident of Little Ferry, New Jersey, Boisture died of myelofibrosis on March 11, 2011.[11]

Head coaching record

College

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Holy Cross Crusaders (NCAA University Division independent) (1967–1968)
1967 Holy Cross 5–5
1968 Holy Cross 3–6–1
Holy Cross: 8–11–1
Total: 8–11–1

References

  1. ^ "Tom Boisture, former Giants Director of Player Personnel, passes away at 79 - New York Giants Blog- ESPN". Espn.go.com. March 11, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Thomas C. Boisture Obituary". Grossepointenews.com. March 11, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Former Personnel Director Passes Away". Giants.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  4. ^ "Giants' Tom Boisture dies at age 79". New York Daily News.
  5. ^ "Tom Boisture, former Giants Director of Player Personnel, passes away at 79". 11 March 2011.
  6. ^ "New York Giants Team Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  7. ^ "THOMAS C. BOISTURE Obituary » Michigan Death Notices » from Michigan.com . . ". deathnotices.michigan.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03.
  8. ^ "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search".
  9. ^ "The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search".
  10. ^ "THOMAS C. BOISTURE Obituary » Michigan Death Notices » from Michigan.com . . ". deathnotices.michigan.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03.
  11. ^ Levin, Jay. "Retired Giants executive Thomas Boisture of Little Ferry dead at 79", The Record (Bergen County), March 17, 2011. Accessed May 12, 2016. "Tom Boisture never made a tackle or caught a pass for the Giants but he wore a Super Bowl XXI ring on his left hand and a Super Bowl XXV ring on his right. The Little Ferry resident, who died last Friday at 79, headed the Giants’ player personnel for 20 years."
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