For the next fifteen seasons he was a living legend and played his final game in 1968. With Boston on the and Eric Ashton playing at right-, Wigan had one of the best combinations in the history of the game. Both players scored two tries in Wigan's 1959–60 Northern Rugby Football League season Championship final victory. Boston had an astonishing turn of speed for a big man and had the ultimate side step and was also able to hand off opponents with apparent ease.