Tony Boddie
Tony Boddie (November 11, 1960 – Present)
Tony Boddie was a standout athlete at a young age. He led Bremerton High School to the state quarterfinals. He graduated from Bremerton High in 1978 and went on to accept a scholarship from Montana State. There he achieved starting running back status by his sophomore year and by his senior year in college he earned all-league and all-American honorable mention for his performance.
Los Angeles Express drafted Boddie in 1983 where he played for two seasons. He was picked up by the Denver Broncos in 1986 and was selected Denver’s “best conditioned athlete” two years in a row. Tony made it to Super Bowl XXII against the Washington Redskins and served as special teams captain for the big game.
Tony Boddie’s football career ended due to injury in 1988. After which he went on to finish his degree in Business at Washington State University. Since then, Tony has had a long standing career with Nestle and as a volunteer coach at Bremerton High School.
The Kitsap Sun, shares Tony Boddie’s prescription for success: The 3 Ds.
Boddie, who played college football at Montana State, says success in life starts with Desire.
“You have to have the desire,” he says. “You have to want to do it and want it bad, more than the next person.”
Then there is the second D: Determination.
“You have to have the will power to keep going and getting better,” Boddie says.
The third D is Discipline.
“This is really commitment,” he said. “You have to have commitment to learn how to do more and get it better until you are the best at what you are doing. If you have those three things you have a chance to make it at a high level.”