Pete Bonner

Madison LeRoy "Pete" Bonner (September 24, 1894 – December 1, 1972)[1] was a college football player.

[3] He was nominated though not selected for an Associated Press All-Time Southeast 1869-1919 era team.

[5] His brother Thomas Herbert "Herb" Bonner also attended Auburn and played on the football team.

[6] Zelda Sayre sent him a telegram after the defeat of Georgia Tech for the SIAA championship, it read:[7] "Shooting a seven, aren’t we awfully proud of the boys, give them my love—knew we could."

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.