Benny Boynton
Ben Lee Boynton "The Purple Streak"
Born: December 6, 1898
Waco, TX USA
Deceased: January 23, 1963
Dallas, TX
Position: B
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170
College: Williams
High School: Waco (TX)
Career: 1921-1924
Benny Boynton played from 1921 to 1924 during his career with the Buffalo Bisons, Rochester Jeffersons and Washington Senators. Boynton accounted for 91 points in his professional career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1921 | APFA Rochester Jeffersons | 2 | 1921 | APFA Washington Senators | 1 | 1924 | NFL Buffalo Bisons | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APFA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Receiving:
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | 1921 | APFA Rochester Jeffersons | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1921 | APFA Washington Senators | 3 | 3 | 1924 | NFL Buffalo Bisons | 11 | 4 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APFA | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 23 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 37 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1921 | APFA Rochester Jeffersons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 1921 | APFA Washington Senators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1924 | NFL Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 59 |
| APFA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| NFL | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | |
| Totals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1921 | APFA | Rochester Jeffersons | 3 | 3 | 1921 | APFA | Washington Senators | 2 | 2 | 1922 | NFL | Rochester Jeffersons | 1 | 1 | 1924 | NFL | Buffalo Bisons | 9 | 9 | 1924 | NFL | Rochester Jeffersons | 1 | 1 |
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Honors
1921 - APFA Buffalo Eve. News All-APFA (1st Team)
1922 - George Halas All-NFL (2nd Team)
1924 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1924 - Green Bay Press-Gazette All-NFL (1st Team)
