Tony Boyd

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Tony Boyd
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NationalityCanadian
Born (1932-04-02) 2 April 1932 (age 93)
Ireland [1]
Sport
Sport Field hockey

Tony Boyd (born 2 April 1932) is a former Canadian field hockey player who represented Canada in the 1964 Summer Olympics.

Originally from Dublin, Ireland, [2] Boyd was introduced to the sport of field hockey at Avoca School at the age of 11. He did not play seriously until he went to Trinity College Dublin in 1952. After playing a few years, he moved to Toronto, and later joined Toronto Field Hockey club. He played for Toronto Field Hockey club for two years before he moved to Vancouver and joined Red Bird Field Hockey club. While he was a player, he was elected president of the British Columbia Field Hockey Association. Boyd assisted with the founding of the Canadian Field Hockey Association in May 1961 and took on the role of treasurer. [3]

Together with Paddy Ruttle and Ian Johnston, Boyd was one of a number of Irish-born players who made up the Canadian mens field hockey team during the 1960s. [2] [4] He was a member of the team that represented Canada in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [5]

Boyd was inducted into Field Hockey Canada's "hall of fame" in 2021. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Ireland's Loss, Canada's Gain" . Irish Independent. 28 October 1955 – via irishnewsarchive.com. Another Irishman figured on the Toronto team, Tony Boyd, the former Dublin University player
  2. 1 2 "Maple leaf pride with Irish roots". olympic.ca. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Tony Boyd (Builder)". Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Sport" . Evening Herald . 12 October 1963. Apart from Ian Johnston and Gordon Aston, the Canadian team in Lyons Included other former home-based players in Tony Boyd and Paddy Ruttle
  5. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tony Boyd Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Hall of Fame Class of 2021 – Tony Boyd". Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Canadian Hall of Fame". Avoca Hockey Club. Retrieved 25 January 2026.


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