Bobby Purify, ex-CU Buffs running back and Colorado Springs prep standout, jailed after admitting to $12,000 theft
Former University of Colorado and Palmer High School running back Bobby Purify is serving a two-day sentence in the Boulder County Jail this week after admitting to police he stole more than $12,000 from a Wells Fargo bank that he worked at in 2012.
Purify, now 33, played for the Buffs from 2000 to 2004, and was briefly signed to the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers before moving to the indoor football leagues.
He pleaded guilty to felony theft between $2,000 and $5,000 on July 31 and was sentenced to two days in jail, two years probation and 48 hours community service, and ordered to pay restitution.
According to an arrest affidavit, the Wells Fargo branch at 1690 Canyon Blvd. in Boulder reported in 2012 that Purify’s cash drawer was short $5,730. Several other businesses and organizations, according to the affidavit.
Remember this? Colorado’s Bobby Purify, a Palmer High School graduate, is hoisted above the crowd after the Buffaloes’ 62-36 win against Nebraska at Folsom Stadium in Boulder on Friday, Nov. 23, 2001. (The Gazette file) Photo by
Nebraska wide receiver Niles Paul, center, looks for room to run after pulling in a pass as Colorado defenders Jonathan Hawkins, left, and Justin Drescher come in for the tackle in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Boulder, Colo., on F Photo by