Tom 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[2] Little Ferry, New Jersey |
| Playing career | |
| 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 |
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 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
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.[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 Holy Cross University from 1967 to 1968, compiling an 8-11-1 record as head coach.[9]
Early years
Tom Boisture was a star football player at Holy Redeemer High School in Detroit, Michigan.[10]
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.
Personal life
A resident of Little Ferry, New Jersey, Boisture died of myelofibrosis on March 11, 2011.[11]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Thomas C. Boisture Obituary". Grossepointenews.com. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ↑ "Former Personnel Director Passes Away". Giants.com. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ↑ http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/giants/giants-tom-boisture-dies-age-79-blog-entry-1.1655801
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/giants/post/_/id/4275/tom-boisture-passes-away-at-79
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/
- ↑ http://deathnotices.michigan.com/view-single.php?id=262309
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- ↑ http://deathnotices.michigan.com/view-single.php?id=262309
- ↑ 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."