Career
Bonner was a prominent tackle for Mike Donahue"s Auburn Tigers of from 1916 to 1919. He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team 1917
Bonner was an All-Southern tackle in 1917.
1919
He led the team to the SIAA championship of 1919 with an 8–1 record.
Zelda Sayre sent him a telegram after the defeat of Georgia Technical for the SIAA championship, it read:
"Shooting a seven, aren’t we awfully proud of the boys, give them my love—knew we could."
She signed it "Zelder Sayre." One account of Bonner"s play that day reads, "The Jackets were unable to gain through the Auburn line because of Pete Bonner, giant tackle, who seemed to have a knack of being just where he should have for the best interests of his team"
He died at the age of 78 in 1972.
