Career
Born in Old Chelsea, Quebec, he competed at racetracks in his native Province as well as in Ontario. On May 5, 1961, Boland was competing at Fort Erie Race Track. After winning the feature race of the day he suffered a fatal head injury during a race as a result of an accident that saw him thrown from his horse, Wyvern.
The twenty-one-year-old jockey died the next day in hospital.
