Tony Bova
Anthony J. Bova
Born: August 21, 1917
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Deceased: October 16, 1973
O'Hara Township, PA
Position: E-B
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
College: St. Francis (PA)
High School: Kiski (PA)
Career: 1942-1947
Tony Bova played from 1942 to 1947 during his career with the Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Steelers. Bova ran for -22 yards in his career on 35 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 79 passes for 1,416 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 30 | 6 | 20.0 | 96 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.3 | 34 | 26.5 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 30 | 6 | 20.0 | 96 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.3 | 34 | 26.5 |
| 1945 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 61 | 12 | 19.7 | 192 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3.3 | 34 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 14 | -22 | -1.6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 14 | -22 | -1.6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | -22 | -0.6 | 11 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 17 | 0 |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 419 | 24.6 | 51 | 5 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 19 | 287 | 15.1 | 46 | 2 |
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 19 | 287 | 15.1 | 46 | 2 |
| 1945 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 215 | 14.3 | 52 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 171 | 28.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Totals | 79 | 1416 | 17.9 | 52 | 9 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1943 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1944 | NFL Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1947 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 10 |
| 1943 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles/Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 6 |
| 1944 | NFL | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 9 | 8 |
| 1944 | NFL | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers | 9 | 8 |
| 1945 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 5 |
| 1946 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 0 |
