[1] Between 1950 and 1953, his college career was interrupted by his service in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War.

[2][3] In December 1953, he was selected as the most valuable player from the Navy and Marine Corps football teams of 1953.

[4] As a senior, he led the 1954 Ole Miss Rebels football team to the SEC championship and the No 6 ranking in the final AP poll.

He was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on its 1954 All-America college football team.

[7] Boggan died in 1985 after suffering a heart attack at his home in Spartanburg, South Carolina.