Peter Boulware is a popular name. Being a famous American football player, Peter used to dominate the court during his games. Peter Boulware played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons and during his game, he used to play as a linebacker.
Just like most of his colleagues, Peter also made his entry into a professional football career through college football.
During his college days, Peter used to play for Florida State University. Peter devoted his entire football career to playing for the Baltimore Ravens and he was a first-round pick in the 1997 NFL Draft.
Peter Boulware – Early Life And Education
Peter Boulware had an interest in football from a very young age. Born on December 18, 1974, in Columbia, South Carolina, Peter completed his high school education and graduated from Spring Valley High School.
After his high school education, Peter enrolled at Florida State University and he continued playing football there too, which made his entry into professional football a possible one. Peter was a very promising talent and he received different recognitions for his talent too.
Peter was named one of the nation’s top 100 athletes by the Dallas Morning News and also as one of the top 50 athletes in the nation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Peter Boulware – Career
Peter Boulware played for the Baltimore Ravens for almost eight years. It was in 2006 that Peter Boulware decided to retire from professional football.
While wrapping up his career, Peter had a track record of 493 tackles, 19 pass deflections, 26.5 tackles for losses, a franchise record 70 sacks, and also equally impressive numbers in other categories like fumble recoveries, forced fumbles and so on.
Upon his retirement from sports and professional football, in 2007, Peter Boulware announced his official entry into politics.
In the year, Peter announced that he was getting ready to contest for elections for Florida State House as a candidate for the Republican Party. Boulware won the primary election in August 2018 and he was able to secure 84.1 percent votes.
The result of the elections held on November 4 was finally declared on November 7. The results were disappointing to Petr as he lost to his opponent candidate by around 430 votes.
Even while playing football, Peter Boulware was concerned about his future after football. He retired from professional football in 2006 as the Ravens made a decision to release the player owing to his bad health.
Even though his football career came to an end, Peter Boulware is still at the top of his game as a successful entrepreneur. He is a successful businessman and also is paving the way for building a community that helps each other and also that promotes healing.
Peter Boulware started taking the matter of business seriously when he knew that his NFL career was coming to an end. In order to cope with the situation, Pater became a part owner of Legacy Toyota. He also had a partner with him, Les Akers.
After his partner left the business, Peter took the major share and renamed it Boulware Toyota. Unlike most business owners, Boulware has stated that rather than just making money, he also aimed at helping the small minority communities as much as he can and also to provide a ray of hope for them too.
In order to do that, Peter and his wife chose Tallahassee, Florida and according to Peter, it was his way of giving back to the community that place that launched him.
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Just like his football career, Peter was able to fulfill his dream in a dealership too. He mentioned that he never dreamt of entering the automobile business but now, his Toyota dealership on Tennessee Street is growing with the business.
To recall statements made by Peter Boulware, the sales in his shop had been going great, and the only frustration was that they couldn’t get more to sell. The sales for almost all models are going great, according to him.
Peter also added that rather than just selling cars, he also wants to give his customers satisfaction and also a really good experience which most showrooms seem to forget these days.
The former football player is so committed to the community that he lives in and he really tries the best he can to serve them. With this aim in mind, Peter Boulware and his wife Kensy founded the Community Leadership Academy.
It is a private faith-based charter school and the school looks forward and works in favor of developing the next generation of godly leaders. The institution is not supported by any form of public funding.
The school is said to have a good effect on its students as their scores on subjects like standardized math, reading and languages are far better and exceed the national averages.
It was around 2003 that Peter made his decision and became a part of Toyota and almost after 20 years, Peter decided to purchase the former Fred Anderson Toyota of Columbia and rename it as Peter Boulware Toyota of Columbia.
The football player turned car dealer is going about his business and fortune and not only that but is also leading the way in setting an example to many by giving back to his community and sharing a sigh of hope for the ones who need it.
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