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One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Freddie Boyd: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you own something he signed — or you know who might — there is a note at the foot of this page.
Oregon State sent Boyd to the pros as the fifth overall pick of the 1972 draft, taken by the Philadelphia 76ers. His NBA career ran from 1972 to 1978, closing with the New Orleans Jazz years of 1975 to 1978.
When the playing stopped, he taught the game, coaching at the high school and junior high levels and returning to Oregon State as an assistant coach from 1987 to 1992. Boyd died in Bakersfield, California in October 2023 at age 73.
HOW HE CAME & WENTThe Jazz claimed him off waivers from Philadelphia on January 27, 1976, and waived him themselves in October 1978.
- Full name
- Freddie L. Boyd
- New Orleans Jazz tenure
- 1975–78
- Position
- Guard
- Born
- 1950, Bakersfield, California
- Died
- 2023
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm)
- Weight
- 181 lb (82 kg)
- College
- Oregon State
- Drafted
- 1972, 1st round (No. 5), Philadelphia
A card. A photo. A program. A page from an old autograph book. Anything he put his name on.
You do not need to know what it is. Take a photo with your phone and send it to me. I will tell you what you have, for free, whether or not anything comes of it. I pay the postage both ways. I answer every message myself, usually the same day.
With the Jazz
FREDDIE BOYD · 1975–78 · PER GAME| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | NOJ | 30 | 19.5 | 5.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | .436 | — | .571 |
| 1976–77 | NOJ | 47 | 25.8 | 9.9 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | .478 | — | .806 |
| 1977–78 | NOJ | 21 | 17.3 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .400 | — | .636 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 3 SEASONS | 98 | 22.0 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .455 | — | .716 |
Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗ · Wikipedia ↗
Did you know
FREDDIE BOYD · 5 NOTES- Played for the 9–73 Philadelphia 76ers, the losingest team in NBA history.
- Appears under both Fred and Freddie Boyd in different card sets.
- He made varsity as a freshman at East Bakersfield High under coach Ralph Krafve, a rarity in the late 1960s.
- A left-handed guard at 6-foot-2, he could run either backcourt spot, which kept him useful for six seasons.
- At his 2023 celebration of life in Bakersfield, teammates remembered the man over the basketball, one calling him simply a good human being.