Education
Bolinger played college football at the University of Oklahoma and attended Central High School in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Bolinger played college football at the University of Oklahoma and attended Central High School in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the thirteenth round of the 1956 NFL Draft. He was a Consensus All-American in 1955. Bolinger also served as a football coach and scout for various organizations.
Bolinger played football at Central High School in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
They had all played high school football together and went on to play for the Oklahoma Sooners. Chicago Cardinals
Bolinger was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals with the 149th pick in the 1956 NFL Draft.
Edmonton Eskimos
Bolinger spent the 1956 season with the Edmonton Eskimos. Bolinger was head coach of the Miami High School football team in Miami, Oklahoma in 1957.
He was coach of the offensive and defensive lines at the University of Denver from 1958 to 1960.
He was defensive coordinator at the University of Tulsa from 1961 to 1962. He was offensive and defensive coordinator for the University of New Mexico from 1963 to 1967. Bolinger was the offensive coordinator at Utah State University in 1968.
He then spent two seasons as offensive line coach of the Calgary Stampeders.
Bolinger joined the Arizona Cardinals in 1971. He was Director of College Scouting from 1994 to 1997 and Senior Scout from 1998 to 2000.
He then served as a scout for the Tennessee Titans for eight seasons.
He was a member of the "B Boys" that included Kurt and Robert Burris and Max Boydston. He was member of the 1955 Oklahoma Sooners national championship team