Drexel University Athletics
Janet E. and Barry C. Burkholder Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2004
- Class:
- 1992
Anthony Bono was the field leader of the Drexel soccer teams that dominated the East Coast Conference in the early ‘80s. During Bono’s tenure, the Dragons won two ECC Championships and a Soccer Seven crown. As a freshman in 1981, Bono was named to the All-ECC team and helped the Dragons post a sterling 5-0-0, the only unblemished conference record in team history. In 1982 Bono served the first of three terms as team captain and was named to both the All-ECC team and the All Mid-Atlantic Region team. Bringing the team back to ECC Champion status in 1983, Bono added ECC Player of the Year to his list of annual accolades. Bono saved the best for last, ending his Drexel career with a Philadelphia Soccer Seven championship in 1984, which earned him PSS Most Valuable Player honors. He led the team in assists that season, taking home the Don Yonker Award as the team’s MVP. He was once again named the ECC’s Player of the Year and finally earned soccer’s highest accolade: All-American. Bono is currently the last Dragon to achieve the vaunted status.
