Bo Bolinger

Bo Bolinger
No. 79
Born:(1932-12-26)December 26, 1932
Oklahoma, U.S.
Died:August 5, 2011(2011-08-05) (aged 78)
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)G
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
CollegeOklahoma
High schoolCentral (Muskogee, Oklahoma)
NFL draft1956, round: 13, pick: 149
Drafted byChicago Cardinals
Career history
As player
1956Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards

Virgilee Clinton "Bo" Bolinger (December 26, 1932 – August 5, 2011) was an American football guard who played one season with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) in the thirteenth round of the 1956 NFL draft.[1] Bolinger played college football at the University of Oklahoma and attended Central High School in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was a consensus All-American in 1955.[2][3][4][5]

Bolinger also served as a football coach and scout for various organizations.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference E was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Bo Bolinger". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Tramel, Berry (August 6, 2011). "Former OU star Bo Bolinger dies". newsok.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bo Bolinger". soonerstats.com. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Kansas City Times". November 17, 1955. p. 28. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  6. ^ Urban, Darren (August 8, 2011). "Bolinger Passes Away". azcardinals.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.