Peter Boulware
{{Short description|American football player (born 1974)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Peter Boulware
| image = Peter Boulware.jpg
| caption = Boulware campaigning in 2008 for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives
| number = 58
| position = Linebacker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|12|18}}
| birth_place = Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 255
| high_school = Spring Valley (Columbia)
| college = Florida State
| draftyear = 1997
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 4
| pastteams = * Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|1997|2005}})
| highlights = * Super Bowl champion (XXXV)
- NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (1997)
- Second-team All-Pro (1999)
- 4× Pro Bowl (1998, 1999, 2002, 2003)
- PFWA All-Rookie Team (1997)
- Baltimore Ravens Ring of Honor
- National champion (1993)
- Consensus All-American (1996)
- ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1996)
- First-team All-ACC (1996)
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 401
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 70.0
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 14
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 5
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 1
| pfr = BoulPe00
}}
Peter Nicholas Boulware (born December 18, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for nine seasons with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning recognition as a consensus All-American. A first-round pick of Baltimore in the 1997 NFL draft, he played his entire pro career for the Ravens.
Boulware was a Republican candidate for the Florida House of Representatives in the 2008 general election.
Early life
Boulware was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He played at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, and then graduated first from Spring Valley High School, and went on to play for Florida State University. He was an all-state pick for Spring Valley High School in 1992. He recorded 132 tackles, 14 sacks, and two blocked punts and was named one of the top 50 athletes in the nation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also named one of the nation's top 100 athletes by the Dallas Morning News.
College career
Boulware accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Florida State University, where he played for coach Bobby Bowden's Seminoles teams from 1993 to 1996. He redshirted his freshman season in 1993; as a redshirt freshman in 1994, he recorded 37 tackles, five sacks, and five tackles for loss. One of his sacks was recorded against Florida Gators quarterback Danny Wuerffel in the 1995 Sugar Bowl.
As a sophomore, Boulware totaled 46 tackles, an ACC-leading ten sacks, and 18 tackles for losses, which ranked second in the ACC, and was named honorable mention All-ACC. As a junior, Boulware totaled 68 tackles, a school record 19 sacks, 20 tackles for losses, seven forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries. He was a consensus first-team All-American, All-ACC, ACC Defensive Player of the Year, as well as National Defensive Player of the Year by Football News. His 19 sacks were the most in the nation. Boulware decided to enter the 1997 NFL draft. Boulware graduated on April 26, 1997, with a degree in management information systems.
Boulware was one of six defensive ends selected to Sports Illustrated's all-20th century college football team.{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/centurys_best/news/1999/10/06/cfb_allcentury_team/ |title=CNN/SI - Century's Best - SI's NCAA Football All-Century Team - Wednesday October 06, 1999 03:30 PM |website=sportsillustrated.cnn.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000824074230/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/centurys_best/news/1999/10/06/cfb_allcentury_team/ |archive-date=2000-08-24}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 1/8
| weight = 254
| dash = 4.76
| ten split = 1.66
| twenty split = 2.79
| shuttle = 4.20
| cone drill = 7.64
| vertical = 34.0
| arm span = 33 3/4
| hand span = 9 3/4
}}
The Baltimore Ravens selected Boulware in the first round, with the fourth overall pick in the 1997 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1997 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} In 1997 Boulware recorded 66 total tackles, 11.5 sacks, and one forced fumble to receive the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by the Associated Press. He would play for the Ravens for eight years, going to four Pro Bowls and becoming the Ravens' all-time sack leader, a title he held until he was surpassed by Terrell Suggs in 2011. Boulware was also a member of the Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl-winning team during the 2000 NFL season. The Ravens released Peter Boulware prior to the 2005 season, then re-signed him to a lower salary. Before the 2006 season, the Ravens released him again due to injuries and he decided to retire. Boulware finished his career with 493 tackles, a franchise record 70 sacks, 26.5 tackles for losses, 13 forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, 19 pass deflections, and one interception for six yards in 126 career games.
Personal life
Peter Boulware is married and has five children. He is also the Owner/Managing Partner of Toyota dealerships in Tallahassee, FL and Columbia, SC. He has been featured in his dealerships’ commercials.
{{cite web |url=https://www.peterboulwaretoyota.com/staff/ |title=Meet Our Staff |website=Peter Boulware Toyota |access-date=11 October 2020 }} He also founded a private school, Community Leadership Academy. His younger brother, Michael Boulware, also played in the NFL.
Honors
Peter Boulware was officially inducted into the Baltimore Ravens' Ring of Honor in a ceremony held during halftime of the game between the Ravens and the Bengals on November 5, 2006.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090126042508/http://www.ravens24x7.com/column_view.php?cid%3D31%26id%3D740%26view%3Darchive Baltimore Ravens News - Key West Florida's My Home]
Politics
On September 10, 2007, Peter Boulware announced his candidacy for the Florida state house as a member of the Republican Party.[http://tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007709110331 Tallahassee Democrat - www.tallahassee.com - Tallahassee, FL] {{dead link|date=April 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} On August 26, 2008, Boulware won the Republican primary with 84.1 percent of the vote. On November 7, with all ballots counted from the election held on November 4, Democrat Michelle Rehwinkle Vasilinda beat Boulware by 430 votes, for an open Florida House seat.[https://archive.today/20120911013731/http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/11090365 Former NFL star Boulware concedes in state legislative race] Following the election Boulware was appointed to the Florida Board of Education by Governor Charlie Crist.[http://tallahassee.com/article/20081208/BREAKINGNEWS/81208014&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211065309/http://tallahassee.com/article/20081208/BREAKINGNEWS/81208014%26referrer%3DFRONTPAGECAROUSEL|date=December 11, 2008}}
Boulware contributed the federally allowed maximum to the presidential candidacy of Mike Huckabee in the 2008 presidential election primary.{{cite news | title = Newsmeat Campaign Contribution Search: Peter Boulware | url = http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=FL&last=boulware&first=peter | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110622083616/http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=FL&last=boulware&first=peter | archive-date = June 22, 2011 }}
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the Super Bowl |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="4"| Fumbles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD |
| 1997 || BAL
| 16 || 16 || 58 || 43 || 15 || 11.5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1998 || BAL
| 16 || 16 || 61 || 38 || 23 || 8.5 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1999 || BAL
| 16 || 11 || 37 || 31 || 6 || 10.0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 || style="background:#afe6ba;"|BAL
| 16 || 15 || 39 || 33 || 6 || 7.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 || BAL
| 16 || 14 || 66 || 44 || 22 || 15.0 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 || BAL
| 16 || 16 || 73 || 57 || 16 || 7.0 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 6.0 || 6 || 0 || 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 || BAL
| 15 || 14 || 58 || 42 || 16 || 8.5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | BAL
| colspan="16"| Did not play due to injury | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 || BAL
| 15 || 0 || 9 || 5 || 4 || 2.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BoulPe00.htm Career] || 126 || 102 || 401 || 293 || 108 || 70.0 || 14 || 5 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 6.0 || 6 || 0 || 14 |
=Post-season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="4"| Tackles ! colspan="4"| Fumbles ! colspan="6"| Interceptions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD |
| 2000 || style="background:#afe6ba;"|BAL
| 4 || 4 || 19 || 14 || 5 || 2.0|| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 || BAL
| 2 || 2 || 5 || 3 || 2 || 1.0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | BAL
| colspan="16"| Did not play due to injury | ||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BoulPe00.htm Career] || 6 || 6 || 24 || 17 || 7 || 3.0 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.nflplayers.com/players/player.aspx?id=24888 Peter Boulware Bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828042127/http://www.voteboulware.com/ Peter Boulware for Florida House of Representatives]
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