Bookie Bolin
American football player (born 1940)
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Treva Gene "Bookie" Bolin (born June 17, 1940) is an American former professional football player who a guard in the National Football League (NFL) from 1962 through 1969. He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was a member of their 1960 national championship team.
Hamilton, Alabama, U.S.
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
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| Born | June 17, 1940 Hamilton, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Okolona (Okolona, Mississippi) | ||||||
| College | Ole Miss | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1962: 5th round, 58th overall pick | ||||||
| AFL draft | 1962: 14th round, 107th overall pick | ||||||
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Early life
Bookie Bolin was born June 17, 1940, in Hamilton, Alabama. He attended Okolona High School in Okolona, Mississippi.[1]
Bolin was called "Bookie" from his youth and later indicated that he had no recollection about the origin of the nickname.[2]
College career
He attended the University of Mississippi where he started at guard for the varsity team during his sophomore and junior seasons.[2] He was part of the 1960 national championship team.[3] He also played in the 1961 Sugar Bowl and 1962 Cotton Bowl games.[2]
Professional career
Bolin was selected in the 5th round of the 1962 NFL draft by the New York Giants as a "future" for the 1963 season, but was ruled ineligible for further competition by the NCAA and signed immediately with the team for the 1962 season.[2] He saw action in 9 games in a reserve role in 1962 before emerging as the starting right guard for the Giants in 1963,[3] playing in the 1963 NFL Championship Game.[1]
Bolin was moved to the left side in 1967, although only starting 3 times of 13 total appearances.[3]
He was released by the Giants on September 3, 1968, as the team was made its final cut down to the 43-man roster limit for the forthcoming season.[4] He was not long unemployed, however, signing a free agent deal with the Minnesota Vikings on September 20.[1] With the start of the season imminent, Bolin was initially assigned to the Vikings' taxi squad.[5]
Bolin was activated to the 43-man roster on November 8, following the loss of starting guard Larry Bowie to emergency brain surgery to deal with a possible blood clot.[5] He saw action in six games for the Vikings as a reserve during the latter part of the 1968.[3]
A return was made with the Vikings for 1969, with Bolin seeing action in 6 games and making one start for the Norsemen.[3]