Bruce spent much of his youth in Etobicoke attending Richview Collegiate. He graduated from University of Toronto and then from Teachers College and joined the staff at Richview in 1968 where he remained a teacher and coach for 32 years until retiring in 2000.

He coached many sports including wrestling, football, gymnastics, curling and soccer. He really stood out and excelled as the football coach. Bruce developed the junior football program at Richview that has taught many players hard work, sportsmanship, reliability and respect.

As a coach of the Richview Saints Junior football team, Bruce Boyd has won an astonishing 22 Etobicoke/West Regional Championships and 9 City Championships.

Some of the awards Bruce has won include the 1990 ESSAA Recognition of President of the Association, 2000 Richview Collegiate Athletic Leadership Award, 2004 TDSSAA Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007 TDSSAA Silver Award for Outstanding Contribution to Athletics and the 2017 Yvan Baker Community Award.