Born in Sturgeon Creek, Manitoba, the youngest of four children of William James Boyd and Mabel Agnes Frederika Mabel, he moved with his family to
Tacoma, Washington in 1928. In 1943, he married Jeanne Schulte. His students have included
Barbara Ann Scott,
Frances Dafoe,
Norris Bowden,
Barbara Wagner,
Gary Beacom,
Robert Paul,
Donald Jackson and
Vern Taylor. He was the
Winter Olympics Canadian team coach in
1948,
1956 and
1960. He was a founder of the Professional Skaters' Association of Canada and was its first president. In 1980, he was inducted into
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. In 1991, he was inducted into the
Canadian Figure Skating Hall of Fame. In 1996, he was inducted into the World Figure Skating Museum and Hall of Fame, and in 2003 the
Professional Skaters Association Coaches Hall of Fame. In 1999, he was made a
Member of the Order of Canada (CM). In 2005, he was appointed
Member of the Order of Ontario (OOnt). He died on April 14, 2015. ==References==