The backfield of Reggie Bush, Hershel Dennis and LenDale White complement the passing game.
Following college, he became a reserve player in the backfield of the Philadelphia Eagles, but he left the team soon after suffering a serious shoulder injury.
In 1924 Rice gave the backfield of the University of Notre Dame's football team its enduring name, the "Four Horsemen," and his annual selections of All-America football teams for Collier's magazine were considered to be authoritative.
Four Horsemen, name given by the sportswriter Grantland Rice to the backfield of the University of Notre Dame's undefeated gridiron football team of 1924: Harry Stuhldreher (quarterback), Don Miller and Jim Crowley (halfbacks), and Elmer Layden (fullback).
Joining Bonner in the backfield of the 26-player team were college football's career rushing leader, R. J. Bowers of Grove City, and Lamar Gordon of North Dakota State.
He was hoping that his recovery would go so well that the following season he could return to the backfield of the Chicago Bears, where he had teamed with Gale Sayers, who was to running backs what Jascha Heifetz was to violinists.
