Novo Bojovic (born November 2, 1959) is a Yugoslav-born American former

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. Bojovic played college football at

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before embarking on a career in professional football which lasted nine years. Bojovic graduated from

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in 1983 with a B.A. in Business & Marketing

Playing career

Bojovic began his career in pro football with the United States Football League's

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in 1983. During Bojovic's rookie season of 1983 he played in his first of two

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championship games. In the 1983 USFL championship game the

defeated the Philadelphia Stars 24–22 to become USFL champions. After playing a second season with the Michigan Panthers in 1984 Bojovic along with other teammates joined the roster of the

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for the 1985 USFL season. This came about after the Michigan Panthers merged with Oakland Invaders following the 1984 season. Bojovic's career in the USFL ended with his second appearance in a USFL championship game. That year the Oakland Invaders lost to the Baltimore Stars 28–24 in the USFL's final championship game. After three seasons in the USFL, Bojovic had a brief career in the

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playing with the

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in 1985. Bojovic played in just six games with the Cardinals during the 1985 season. Bojovic next embarked on a successful five-year career in the

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with the

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from 1988 to 1992. During his five years with the Detroit Drive the Drive won four Arena Bowl championships 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992. In 1990, he was named Kicker of the Year by the AFL. While playing in the USFL Bojovic wore No. 3 when playing with both Michigan and Oakland and No. 11 with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Post career

Bojovic, utilized his business and marketing skills to embark on an over 25-year career in the Health & Safety field, and as of 2018 is the President of the B2B Industrial Supply Grouphttps://www.linkedin.com/in/novo-bojovic-83922514 based out of

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References

External links

USFL's Greatest game
* 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Podgorica American football placekickers Central Michigan Chippewas football players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players Detroit Drive players Michigan Panthers players Oakland Invaders players Yugoslav emigrants to the United States Montenegrin players of American football {{ArenaFootballLeague-stub