Bookie Bolin
{{Short description|American football player (born 1940)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| image = Bolin-Bookie-1968.jpg
| number = 63, 66
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|6|17}}
| birth_place = Hamilton, Alabama, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lbs = 240
| high_school = Okolona {{avoid wrap|(Okolona, Mississippi)}}
| college = Ole Miss
| draftyear = 1962
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 58
| afldraftyear = 1962
| afldraftround = 14
| afldraftpick = 107
| teams =
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1962|1967}})
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1968|1969}})
| highlights =
- NFL champion (1969)
- National champion (1960)
- Second-team All-SEC (1961)
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 89
| statlabel2 = Starts
| statvalue2 = 49
| pfr = BoliBo20
}}
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.
Early life
Bookie Bolin was born June 17, 1940, in Hamilton, Alabama. He attended Okolona High School in Okolona, Mississippi.John Duxbury and Larry Shainman (eds.), Football Register, 1969. St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1969; p. 32.
Bolin was called "Bookie" from his youth and later indicated that he had no recollection about the origin of the nickname.Don Smith (ed.), 1968 NY Football Giants: Press / Radio & Television. New York: New York Football Giants, Inc., 1968, p. 12.
College career
He attended the University of Mississippi where he started at guard for the varsity team during his sophomore and junior seasons. He was part of the 1960 national championship team.{{Cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BoliBo20.htm |title = Bookie Bolin Stats| website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }} He also played in the 1961 Sugar Bowl and 1962 Cotton Bowl games.
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. He saw action in 9 games in a reserve role in 1962 before emerging as the starting right guard for the Giants in 1963, playing in the 1963 NFL Championship Game.
Bolin was moved to the left side in 1967, although only starting 3 times of 13 total appearances.
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.Joe O'Day, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-new-york-giants-cut-guard-boo/158100578/ "Jints Cut Bolin; Jets: Burnett,"] New York Daily News, Sept. 4, 1968, p. 102. He was not long unemployed, however, signing a free agent deal with the Minnesota Vikings on September 20. With the start of the season imminent, Bolin was initially assigned to the Vikings' taxi squad.Dick Gordon, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-star-brain-surgery-for-v/158102395/ "Brain Surgery for Bowie,"] Minneapolis Star, Nov. 8, 1968, p. 34.
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. He saw action in six games for the Vikings as a reserve during the latter part of the 1968.
A return was made with the Vikings for 1969, with Bolin seeing action in 6 games and making one start for the Norsemen.
Life after football
In the off-season, Bolin worked for the Modern Dixie Life Insurance Company, holding the post of regional vice president by 1967.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vicksburg-post-modern-dixie-life-ins/158099975/ "Modern Dixie Life Insurance Company: Annual Report, 1967,"] Vicksburg Post, Feb. 18, 1968, p. 8.
An avid outdoorsman, Bolin enjoyed hunting and fishing in his spare time.
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Category:American football offensive linemen
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
Category:New York Giants players
Category:Ole Miss Rebels football players
Category:People from Hamilton, Alabama