33 Facts About Tony Boles

Tony Boles was born on December 11,1967 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back and kick returner who was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.

Tony Boles has been sentenced to prison multiple times and placed in homes for addicts due to cocaine abuse.

Tony Boles grew up in a predominantly white neighborhood where he was one of only four African Americans in the entire student body at John Glenn High School.

Tony Boles took a white woman to the high school prom, but was not allowed to enter her home.

Tony Boles led the school to its first playoff appearance.

Tony Boles starred for coach Bo Schembechler at the University of Michigan where he was twice named All-Big Ten on repeat conference champions in 1988 and 1989 and named the team most valuable player for the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Tony Boles shared the 1988 Big Ten rushing title with Anthony Thompson.

Tony Boles won the title for conference games only, while Thompson won the title for all games played.

Tony Boles finished second in the conference with a 25.2-yard kickoff return average.

Michigan tailback Tony Boles can run but he can't hide from the Heisman Trophy anymore.

Tony Boles had arthroscopic surgery on his knee, while Leroy Hoard replaced him for the final 2.5 games.

Tony Boles posed a big-play threat with runs of 91,71,64 and 46 yards as well as an 85-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

In 1990, Tony Boles attempted a comeback as a wide receiver to no avail and spent his senior season in rehabilitation.

In retrospect, Tony Boles sometimes regretted not having gone to one of the historically black colleges and universities.

Tony Boles dropped out of classes because he says "didn't want to be crutching around campus" and he eventually stopped rehabbing his knee and became irregular with his workouts.

Tony Boles compiled 10 100-yard games while rushing for 2,247 yards in two years at Michigan.

Tony Boles was represented by agent Thom Darden and had been projected as a first round draft pick before his injury.

Tony Boles was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the eleventh round of the 1991 NFL draft as part of head coach Jimmy Johnson's rebuilding efforts.

Tony Boles was part of a Cowboy draft class that included three first round selections, eleven picks in the first four rounds and eighteen overall selections.

Tony Boles was assigned rookie initiation duties of washing Emmitt Smith's Pathfinder, but instead of washing the car disappeared with it for two days while bingeing.

Tony Boles eventually tested positive and was released by the Cowboys.

On November 11,1994, Tony Boles was arrested on charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and petty theft and wound up in jail in Naples, Florida.

Tony Boles discovered at age 27 that he had not been reared by his biological father.

Tony Boles then started selling drugs and then using his product.

Tony Boles was convicted of robbing an elderly couple and was sentenced to three to fifteen years in prison.

Tony Boles found himself at the Elmhurst Home, Inc substance abuse treatment center in 2006.

Physically, in 2006, Tony Boles was described as starting to gray, missing two top front teeth and suffering from an arthritic knee.

Tony Boles had a 21-year-old daughter and kept in touch with his mother.

Tony Boles was arrested in Ypsilanti, Michigan on September 9,2007, and pleaded guilty to one count of receiving and concealing stolen property.

Tony Boles was sentenced to serve two to five years in prison for receiving and concealing stolen property in violation of his parole in Washtenaw County Circuit Court.

Tony Boles had previously served six months in prison for unarmed robbery before he was paroled in 2005.

Tony Boles had been attempting to converse with sidewalk pedestrians while purchasing drugs.

Tony Boles lost his son, Christopher, to a traffic accident at the age of 17 in February 2016.