{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}} {{distinguish|text=his son, Jon Bostic}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Jon Bostic Sr. | number = 42 | position = Defensive back | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|10|6}} | birth_place = Titusville, Florida, U.S. | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 175 | high_school = Astronaut (Titusville) | college = Bethune–Cookman | draftyear = 1985 | draftround = 6 | draftpick = 149 | pastteams = * Kansas City Chiefs (1985)* * Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1985|1987}}) | statlabel1 = Interceptions | statvalue1 = 1 | pfr = B/BostJo21 }}
'''Jonathan Earl Bostic Sr.''' (born October 6, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back who played for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1985 to 1987. He played college football for the Bethune–Cookman Wildcats.<ref>[https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1988/09/02/it-took-a-while-but-astronaut-players-finally-realized-identity-of-new-coach/ It Took A While, But Astronaut Players Finally Realized Identity Of New Coach]</ref> He was selected 149th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 1985 NFL draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1985 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-05 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
Bostic's son, Jon, also played in the NFL.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151001224522/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2008-08-28/sports/0808230049_1_georgia-tech-three-linebacker-positions-florida-schools Having learned about football on his father's knee, Bostic now ready for college challenge]</ref>
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