CORVALLIS, Ore. Oregon State great Freddie Boyd has passed away at the age of 73.

Boyd lettered at Oregon State for three seasons (1970-72) and was named the team MVP in '71 and '72. He earned All-America and All-Pac-8 acclaim as a senior, and was atwo-time Far West Classic MVP. Boyd was inducted into the OSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992.

At the time of his enshrinement in 1992, he was 12th on the OSU career scoring list with 1,221 points (then fourth-highest ever). He set the school record for single-season assists in his last two years.

Boyd scored a career-high 37 points in 1972 against UCLA and had three other 30-plus scoring games. He posted a streak of 37 consecutive double-figure scoring games, spanning over a calendar year.

He was the fifth selection in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers at the conclusion of his OSU career. He played a total of seven seasons in the league, also competing for the New Orleans Jazz.

Boyd stepped into the coaching ranks in his native Bakersfield, Calif., at Bakersfield Junior College and Graces Memorial High School. He became an assistant coach at OSU in 1987 and served in that role until 1992.

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