Tom Boisture

Thomas Boisture
Sport(s) Football
Current position
Title Vice President of Player Personnel
Team New York Giants
Conference National Football League
Biographical details
Born March 23, 1931[1]
Detroit, Michigan
Died March 11, 2011(2011-03-11)[2]
Little Ferry, New Jersey
Playing career
Mississippi State
Position(s) Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1962-1965 University of Houston (asst.)
1966 Holy Cross University (asst.)
1967-1968 Holy Cross University
1969 University of Tulsa (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall 8-11-1

Statistics

Thomas C. Boisture (1931 – 2011) was an American football high school and college coach, an 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 Personel in 1998. He retired in 2000.[3]

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

Coaching

Tom 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.

Boisture then became an assistant coach at the University of Tulsa and then at the University of Houston.[4]

He was the head football coach at Holy Cross University from 1967 to 1968, compiling an 8-11-1 record as head coach.[5]

Early years

Tom Boisture was a star football player at Holy Redeemer High School in Detroit, Michigan.

Boisture went on to play college football for Mississippi State.

He was the younger brother of Dan Boisture, a former college head football coach at Eastern Michigan University.

References

  1. ↑ "Tom Boisture, former Giants Director of Player Personnel, passes away at 79 - New York Giants Blog- ESPN". Espn.go.com. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  2. ↑ "Thomas C. Boisture Obituary". Grossepointenews.com. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. ↑ "Former Personnel Director Passes Away". Giants.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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