Garland Boyette, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Player of American and Canadian football
Date of Birth: 22-Mar-1940
Place of Birth: Orange, Texas, United States
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Garland Boyette
- Garland Dean Boyette is a former professional linebacker in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers and in the NFL for the St.
- Louis Cardinals (1962–63) and the Houston Oilers (1966–72).
- In 1967, he was the regular starting middle linebacker for the Oilers and joined Willie Lanier of the Kansas City Chiefs as the first African-Americans to play that position in professional football.
- He played in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes from 1964 to 1965.
- In 1974, he finished he played for the Houston Texans of the WFL.
- Midway through the 1974 season the Texans moved to Shreveport and became the Steamer.
- Boyette finished his career with the Shreveport Steamer of the WFL in 1975.
- Boyette is the uncle of former Oiler teammate, and San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Ernie Ladd.
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