He attended West Catholic Preparatory High School, where his teammates included Jim Lynam and Herb Magee.
[1] After graduating from Saint Joseph's, Boyle taught in the parochial school system in the Philadelphia area.
[2] On May 21, 1981, Boyle was hired as head coach at Saint Joseph's, replacing his high school teammate Jim Lynam, who left to join the Portland Trail Blazers organization.
[4] Boyle announced his resignation from the Hawks on December 22, 1989, effective at the end of the season, and finished with a record of 151–114.
[8] His grandson Ryan Daly played basketball at Saint Joseph's after transferring from Delaware[9] and is now an assistant coach at Bryant University.