Liberty University football player Tajh Boyd dies at 19
- 8 months ago
Liberty University football player Tajh Boyd dies at 19
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The Liberty University football program was mourning the loss of one of their own on Sunday, announcing the death of freshman offensive lineman Tajh Boyd.
Details on Boyd’s death were not released.
He would have celebrated his 20th birthday on Aug. 20.
Football
Tajh Boyd
Liberty University Athletics
“It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the loss of one of our student-athletes, Tajh Boyd,” head coach Jamey Chadwell and athletic director Ian McCaw said in a joint statement.
“Tajh joined our Liberty Football family as recently as January and his impact on the program will be felt for years to come. When you come to the Mountain, you immediately become a part of the Liberty University family and something truly special. We thank God for bringing Tajh into our Liberty Athletics community and we will always remember him as a Flame. Tajh will be missed dearly.“Our thoughts and prayers are with Tajh’s family, his teammates and friends, our football coaching staff, as well as our entire athletics department and the greater Liberty University community. We grieve together as a family and will seek guidance, comfort and understanding from the Lord during these difficult times.”
Boyd had committed to Liberty in December out of Oscar F. Smith High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he helped lead the school to consecutive state championships.He had been a three-star player, according to Rivals, and was heavily recruited out of high school.
Boyd received offers from Bowling Green, Buffalo, Campbell, Duke, Jackson State, James Madison, Maine, Maryland, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T and Virginia Tech, according to his Liberty football biography page.
He had planned on being a computer science engineer after graduating from Liberty and called his mother his inspiration. “She raised me by herself with no help and she the strongest person I know. She never gave up,” he wrote.
“We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Liberty Football student-athlete Tajh Boyd. Our thoughts are with the Boyd family and Flames nation during this difficult time,” Conference USA said in a statement following Boyd’s death.
#TajhBoydDied
The Liberty University football program was mourning the loss of one of their own on Sunday, announcing the death of freshman offensive lineman Tajh Boyd.
Details on Boyd’s death were not released.
He would have celebrated his 20th birthday on Aug. 20.
Football
Tajh Boyd
Liberty University Athletics
“It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the loss of one of our student-athletes, Tajh Boyd,” head coach Jamey Chadwell and athletic director Ian McCaw said in a joint statement.
“Tajh joined our Liberty Football family as recently as January and his impact on the program will be felt for years to come. When you come to the Mountain, you immediately become a part of the Liberty University family and something truly special. We thank God for bringing Tajh into our Liberty Athletics community and we will always remember him as a Flame. Tajh will be missed dearly.“Our thoughts and prayers are with Tajh’s family, his teammates and friends, our football coaching staff, as well as our entire athletics department and the greater Liberty University community. We grieve together as a family and will seek guidance, comfort and understanding from the Lord during these difficult times.”
Boyd had committed to Liberty in December out of Oscar F. Smith High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he helped lead the school to consecutive state championships.He had been a three-star player, according to Rivals, and was heavily recruited out of high school.
Boyd received offers from Bowling Green, Buffalo, Campbell, Duke, Jackson State, James Madison, Maine, Maryland, Morgan State, Norfolk State, North Carolina A&T and Virginia Tech, according to his Liberty football biography page.
He had planned on being a computer science engineer after graduating from Liberty and called his mother his inspiration. “She raised me by herself with no help and she the strongest person I know. She never gave up,” he wrote.
“We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Liberty Football student-athlete Tajh Boyd. Our thoughts are with the Boyd family and Flames nation during this difficult time,” Conference USA said in a statement following Boyd’s death.