Boni Petcoff

Boni Petcoff
Position:	Tackle
Personal information
Born:	February 1, 1900; Bulgaria
Died:	August 7, 1965 (aged 65); Oregon, Ohio
Height:	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:	223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:	Waite (Toledo, Ohio)
College:	Ohio State
Career history
As player:
	Columbus Tigers (1924–1926);
As coach:
	Toledo (1926–1929) (head coach);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Pro (1924);

Boni Eli Petcoff (February 1, 1900 – August 5, 1965) was an American football tackle and coach. He was born in Bulgaria and came to the United States at age six.[1] He played college football at Ohio State University and professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Columbus Tigers from 1924 to 1926.[2] He was selected as a first-team tackle on the 1924 All-Pro Team.[3][4] Petcoff served as the head football coach at the University of Toledo from 1926 to 1929, compiling a record of 13–15–1. After retiring from football, he was a physician. He died in 1965 at age 65.[5]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Toledo Rockets (Northwest Ohio League) (1926–1929)
1926	Toledo	3–5	1–2	4th
1927	Toledo	5–2	3–0	1st
1928	Toledo	1–6	1–3	T–4th
1929	Toledo	4–2–1	3–0–1	T–1st
Toledo:		13–15–1	8–5–1
Total:		13–15–1
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

"Toledo Boy Honored". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 7, 1922. p. 13.
"Boni Petcoff". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
"Tillie Voss Picked as End On All American Pro Team; Lambeau, Half, On 2nd Squad". Green Bay Press-Gazette. December 19, 1924. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
John Hogrogian (1984). "1924 All-Pros" (PDF). Coffin Corner. Pro Football Researchers.
"Former Grid Standout At OSU Dies at 65". The Post-Crescent. August 6, 1965. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.

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