 Petcoff in 1923 as Ohio State football team captain. | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | (1900-02-01)February 1, 1900 Bulgaria |
| Died: | August 5, 1965(1965-08-05) (aged 65) Oregon, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Waite (Toledo, Ohio) |
| College: | Ohio State |
| Position: | Tackle |
| Career history | |
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Boni Eli Petcoff (February 1, 1900 – August 5, 1965) was anAmerican footballtackle and coach.
Petcoff was born inBulgaria and came to the United States at age six.[1] He attendedWaite High School inToledo, Ohio and played football underLarry Bevan for four years.[2] Playing both guard and tackle, Petcoff was a three-time all-city lineman. He was also captain of the school's basketball team his senior year.[3]
Petcoff playedcollege football atOhio State University and was captain of the1923 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.[4] He was also a javelin thrower on Ohio State's track team.[3]
He played professionally in theNational Football League (NFL) with theColumbus Tigers from 1924 to 1926.[5] He was selected as a first-team tackle on the1924 All-Pro Team.[6][7]
Petcoff served as the head football coach at theUniversity of Toledo from 1926 to 1929, compiling a record of 13–15–1 and winning twoNorthwest Ohio League championships.[2]
Petcoff graduated from theOhio State University College of Medicine in 1926.[3] In addition to maintaining a private practice in Toledo, he was also a physician for the Ohio Athletic Commission and the Waite High School football team.[2][8] In 1942, he was commissioned a captain in theUnited States Army Medical Corps.[2] He was a regimental surgeon inIran, then served as a mountain district surgeon with thePersian Gulf Command. He was stationed atCamp Atterbury upon his return to the United States and resumed his practice in Toledo after going onterminal leave in 1946.[9]
In 1935, Petcoff married Hazel Geiner, the longtime registrar at the University of Toledo.[10]
In 1962, Petcoff was inducted into the Greater Toledo Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
On August 5, 1965, Petcoff collapsed while playing golf at the Heather Downs Country Club and died of acoronary thrombosis en-route to the hospital.[4]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||