Bottari, nicknamed "Vallejo Vic" attended the University of California, Berkeley and starred as a halfback, leading the Golden Bears to a win in the 1938 Rose Bowl where he was voted the most valuable player of the game.

He scored both of the Bears' touchdowns and rushed for 137 yards on 34 carries in their 13–0 win over Alabama in the Rose Bowl.

He also scored 22 touchdowns and kicked 13 PATs, and his 145 career points puts him 14th on the school's all-time charts.

He was the captain of Cal's 1937 "Thunder Team" that won the school's last national football championship with a 10-0-1 record.

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