Benny Boynton
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Boynton while attending Williams College c1920
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| Date of birth | December 6, 1898 |
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| Place of birth | Waco, Texas, United States |
| Date of death | January 23, 1963 (aged 64) |
| Place of death | Waco, Texas, United States |
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| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| College | Williams College |
| High school | Waco High School |
| Career history | |
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| 1921–1922 | Rochester Jeffersons (NFL) |
| 1921 | Washington Senators (NFL) |
| 1921 | Holmesburg Athletic Club (Ind.) |
| 1923 | Pottsville Maroons (Ind.) |
| 1924 | Buffalo Bisons (NFL) |
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| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 U.S. Marines (WWI) U.S. Navy Reserve (WWII)
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| Rank |
 Gunnery Sergeant (WWI) Lt. Commander (WWII)
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| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
Benjamin Lee Boynton (December 6, 1898 – January 23, 1963), a.k.a. "The Purple Streak", was a professional football player who played during the early years of the National Football League. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962. He played in the NFL for the Washington Senators, Rochester Jeffersons and Buffalo Bisons.
Benny was born in Waco, Texas, in 1898, to Charles and Laura Boynton. He began his football career at Waco High School in 1912. During his sophomore year, Boynton became the team's starting quarterback, and kept the job until he graduated in 1916. While playing for Waco, he had a reputation as an accomplished halfback, an accurate and strong passer, a strong punter, and an aggressive tackler on defense.
After high school, Boynton attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. In his sophomore year, Boynton led the school's football team to a 7–0–1 season, for their first undefeated season in school history. At the end of the season, he was honored with his first All-American selection. It was then that Ephs fan started referring to Boynton as “the Purple Streak”, a play on his quick ability and the school's colors, purple and gold.
He sat out his sophomore season of football, instead serving in World War I as a gunnery sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He returned to college in 1919 and was named captain of the football team, as well as the basketball and baseball teams. During his senior year, Boynton led the Eastern colleges in scoring, compiling 143 points on 22 touchdowns and 9 extra points. In one game, he scored six touchdowns during a 62–0 win over Trinity College. He ran a missed field goal the length of the field, 110 yards, for a touchdown against Hamilton. After that season, Boynton was chosen to Walter Camp's All-America team.
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