Fmr. NFL Player “Tony Bouie” to Run for State Senate Seat – Arizona
By HHR | January 27th, 2010 | Category: Featured | No Comments »
Fmr NFL Player “Tony Bouie” to Run for State Senate Seat
Tony Bouie is running as a Republican for a State Senate seat in Arizona. According to his website he grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. He comes from a home of two hardworking parents. Tony was encouraged to pursue excellence in athletics and academics by his parents who were the first in their families to receive both Undergraduate and Advanced degrees.Tony was one of the rare dual sport athletes in college which made for no off-season. He was a 4 year starter in football and a 2 year starter in baseball. He was a Pac-10 Champion in both sports. He was 1st Team All Pac-10 and a Consensus All American in football. He was also on the cover of Sports IllustratedView.
Tony holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Media Arts from the University of Arizona (1994), which he finished in only four years. He began pursuit of his first masters degree while still playing ball in college and completed it while playing in the NFL, a Masters of Arts in Literacy and Education from the University of Arizona (1997). After a prolific college career, Tony went un-drafted. He fought his way onto the Tampa Bay Buccaneer roster in the NFL after being cut the last week of training camp. His career lasted four years in Tampa.
He played several years under the well-respected and Super Bowl Championship coach Tony Dungy. After the NFL, like many other professional athletes, he did not make enough money to retire. He had to decide what to do next. He began a new business, and through that experience, he felt he needed more business knowledge to reach the same heights in the business world as he did in athletics. While working full-time, he pursued and acquired a Masters of Business Administration from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University (2005) at the age of 32.
While owning his first business, Tony had a novel idea on developing a stackable cup that dispenses with an attached lid. After receiving customer interest in a multi-billion dollar industry, Tony wrote a business plan while getting his MBA. He won grant money from Arizona State University, and then raised private funds to start his company. Tony is Chairman and CEO of Halo Cups, Inc., a distributor of the patented and award-wining SwoopCupTM.
In addition, Tony has served on the University of Arizona National Alumni Board of Directors and is past Vice President of the University of Arizona Maricopa County Black Alumni Association. He was also inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 and has his name in the Ring of Honor on the facade of the Arizona Football Stadium.
In December 2007, Tony was diagnosed with Stage 4 Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma. Tony underwent chemotherapy in the spring of 2008 to eliminate the cancer from his body. In May 2008, Tony had a PET Scan that showed no cancer. As a cancer survivor, he knows tomorrow is not promised and now dedicates his life to the service of others.
Tony has been married to his wife, Allison, a former school teacher, for almost 7 years. Despite all of his athletic accomplishments, he and his wife are most proud of their two beautiful daughters. They reside in Anthem, Arizona.
Tony and his family are members of Christ Church of the Valley in Peoria, AZ.
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