Hall of Fame
Jerry Boyce
Mules Football 1957-1960
Boyce is considered to be one of the most talented football players in Mules' history. A graduate of Southwest High School in Kansas City, Mo., he played for the Mules from 1957 through 1960. As a junior, he was a first-team All-MIAA selection and led the Mules in rushing and scoring. As a senior, he was an honorable mention All-America selection, as well as a first-team All-MIAA selection, after leading the league in pass receiving and punt returns. He played both offense and defense for the Mules and was co-captain his senior season. His 140 career points rank seventh on the Mules' career scoring list. Following his senior season he had a brief trial with the St. Louis Cardinals in the NFL before beginning his coaching career. He coached for five years at Southeast High School in Kansas City (1961-66), then returned to Central Missouri and was an assistant on the Mules' staff for three seasons (1966-68). He has been the head football coach at North Kansas City High School (1968-73), Butler County (Kan.) Community College (1973-75), Cowley County (Kan.) Community College (1977-81) and Fredericktown High School (1990-94). He has served as an assistant coach at Wichita State (1975-77), Kansas State (1981-85) and Indiana State (1985-90). This fall he completed his fourth season as the head football coach at Fort Osage High School in Independence, where his teams have gone 23-18. In 1995 he was named the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year and received the Cecil Patterson Coach of the Year Award for the Kansas City area.
