Chadron State College Athletics

Boness earned four letters as a football player for the Eagles. He began his career at linebacker, but switched to the offensive line after his freshman season. He was a three-year starter, playing one year at guard and two at tackle. As a junior in 1990, he was named to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference’s first-team and was a second-team NAIA All-American. The Eagles led NCAA Division II in total offense at 480 yards a game and David Jones was the nation’s leading rusher with 1,625 yards that season. The following year, Boness was second-team RMAC and was first-team Nebraska NCAA Division II as selected by the Omaha World-Herald. He played semi-pro football in England for a year after concluding his eligibility at CSC. His father, Dick Boness, who played football and was a track standout at Chadron State, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985. Bill lives in his hometown of Alliance and is an engineer for the Burlington and Santa Fe Railroad.