Bolding was born on July 16, 1946 in Searcy to Conley and Jeanette Bolding and attended all 12 years of school in Searcy. He graduated from Searcy High School in 1964. There was no doubt that Buzz and his brother Lamonte would become football players since their dad made All-State in football three years in a row and Little All-American while playing for Searcy.

In 1964 Bolding was a freshman punter for Arkansas State Teachers College (now Central Arkan­sas) and for four years played under Frank Koon and Raymond Bright. He also played linebacker and was selected as an AII-AIC linebacker in 1967. He also served as team captain. After graduat­ing from ASTC in 1969, he began his coaching career at Blytheville. After one season, he moved to Little Rock and coached under Ted Totter at McClellan High School from 1971-1977. While he was at McClellan he coached football and track and served as head track coach in 1976 and 1977. McClellan won the state football championship in 1971.

In 1977 Bolding got his first head coaching job at Cabot, where he remained for three years. He led Cabot to a conference title and two state playoff appearances. He also served as a coach for the 1981 All-Star football game.

Following Cabot, Bolding went to Magnolia where he worked as head football coach under Don Hubbard. He led Magnolia to a conference title and two out of three state playoffs.

In 1984 Bolding made his final coaching move as he accepted the Conway duo job as head football coach and athletic director. In 1991 Bolding retired from coaching and became the full time athletic director and Physical Education Coordinator. He served in that capacity until his retirement in 2010. Bolding returned to UCA and received his Masters degree in Secondary School Leadership in 1993.

While at Conway, Bolding worked diligently to improve all facilities and raised money for all sports. Under his leadership, Conway's program was voted three different times as the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Outstanding Athletic Program. He oversaw the renovation of the John McConnell foot­ball stadium, raised money for a new polyurethane track and helped raise $500,000 for a new field house. He helped baseball coaches and parents build their on-campus baseball and softball fields.

During his stay at Conway, Bolding started programs for softball, baseball, boys' and girls' soccer, wrestling and bowling. Spirit groups also became his responsibility and they soon began participating in state competitions. Bolding helped to develop an Athletic Handbook which is still used today and helped develop an index for coaching salaries at Conway. His proudest accomplishment was the building of the multi-purpose arena at Conway High School. In 2010, upon his retirement, the Conway School Board named it the Buzz Bolding Arena.

While an athletic director, Bolding was very active in the AHSAAA. He was program chairman for two years, treasurer for seven years, vice president for two years and president for two years.

He helped to get LTC Courses approved by the State Department of Education.

Bolding was named the Athletic Director of the Year by the AHSAAA in both 1996-97 and 2009-10. He received the Distinguished Merit Award in 1998.

Bolding retired in 2010 after 40 years in the field of education. Since then, he has volunteered to serve as director of the Arkansas Football Coaches Association and is serving on several committees and boards in Conway. He is an active member of Conway's First Baptist Church and enjoys travel­ing, golf and hunting.

Bolding has been married to his wife Carol for 39 years and has two sons. Bobby is the head football coach at Pine Bluff, his wife is Nancy and they have a 15-year-old daughter, Alex. Brad is the head football coach at North Little Rock and is married to Jana. They have three children, nine-year-old Anna, seven-year-old Katie and one-year one Brady.