Adele Pack Boyd (1932[2] – January 27, 2018[1]) was an American field hockey player, coach, and official. She played on the U.S. women's national field hockey team from 1959 to 1967 and was a charter member of the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame. She later served as a professor at Ursinus College and was the school's field hockey coach for 17 years.
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| Full name | Adele Pack Boyd |
| Born | 1932 Glenside, Pennsylvania, US[1] |
| Died | January 27, 2018 (aged 85–86) |
Early years edit
She was a native of Glenside, Pennsylvania, and attended Cheltenham High School in suburban Philadelphia, graduating in 1949. She attended Ursinus College from 1949 to 1953. She later received a master's degree in education from Temple University.[1][2]
Career edit
Boyd was hired as a teacher and coach at Cheltenham High School in 1954.[1] She taught English and physical education and coached the field hockey, basketball, and lacrosse teams.[2]
She was a member of the U.S. women's national field hockey team starting in either 1959[3] or 1961[4] and continuing until 1966[3] or 1967.[1] She was the national team captain from 1963 to 1967. She also played for U.S. touring teams that played in England in 1962, Jamaica in 1965, and Germany in 1967.[3] She was also a member of the Philadelphia Association team from 1953 to 1967.[1]
In 1967, as her playing career ended, she was hired as a professor at Ursinus.[1] She took over as the school's head field hockey coach in 1972 and served in that post for 17 years.[1][4] She led her teams to two NCAA title games and ten finishes among the Top 20.[5]
Boyd authored numerous sports articles for magazines, and co-wrote a chapter of Mildred Barnes's book, Field Hockey: The Coach and the Player.[6][7]
Honors and later years edit
In 1988, she was one of the charter inductees into the USA Field Hockey Hall of Fame.[3][5]
In later years, Boyd lived in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. She died in January 2018 at age 85 as a result of complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Bonnie L. Cook (February 4, 2018). "Adele P. Boyd, 85, Ursinus coach, teacher, and mentor". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. B8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d "Obituary of Adele P. Boyd". Lownes Family Funeral Home, LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "23 women become first to enter U.S. 'Hall'". The Morning Call. January 17, 1988. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Celebrating the Life of Hall of Fame Member Adele Boyd". USA Field Hockey. February 9, 2018. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
- ^ a b "Former field hockey stars to be honored". The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 4, 1988. p. 16H – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Adele P. Boyd, coach, teacher, athlete and volunteer". Chestnut Hill Local. January 29, 2021.
- ^ Mildred J. Barnes (1970). Field Hockey: The Coach and the Player. ISBN 978-0205065127.