James Boyd

Jim or James Boyd may refer to:

James Boyd (American football)

James Aaron Boyd (born October 17, 1977) is a former defensive back for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He attended Indian River High School in Chesapeake, and as quarterback, guided the team to a state football championship in 1995.

College career

Boyd played free safety at Penn State. In 2000, he was one of 12 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is given to the best defensive back in college football.

Professional career

James was selected in the 3rd round (94th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He wore #42. In his rookie season (2001–02), he played in 16 games, assisting on 3 tackles and making 6 of his own. In 2002, he deflected two passes and made five solo tackles in ten games.

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James Boyd (novelist)

James Boyd (July 2, 1888 – February 25, 1944), the son of in Pennsylvania, was an American novelist.

Early life and education

Boyd was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania into a wealthy coal and oil family. He was the son of John Yeomans Boyd and Eleanor Gilmore Herr Boyd, who were from North Carolina. He attended Princeton University where he wrote verse and fiction for the Tiger and was its managing editor in his senior year. After graduation in 1910, he studied at Trinity College and Cambridge.

Career

Boyd served overseas with the Army Ambulance Service in World War I. After World War I, he experienced ill health, and retired to Weymouth, a house his grandfather built in Southern Pines, North Carolina. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Boyd's first book, Drums, was set in Edenton, North Carolina, and has been called the best novel written about the American Revolution. It was included in Life Magazine's list of the 100 outstanding books of 1924-1944. He wrote five historical novels, including Bitter Creek, which were thought to have elevated the genre through greater historical accuracy, psychological and sociological awareness, and formal craftsmanship.