Ron Holmes
American football player (1963–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ronald Holmes (August 26, 1963 – October 27, 2011) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Denver Broncos.
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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Born: | (1963-08-26)August 26, 1963 Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | October 27, 2011(2011-10-27) (aged 48) Dupont, Washington, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Timberline (Lacey, Washington) | ||||||
College: | Washington | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||
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He played college football for the Washington Huskies in Seattle, winning the Pac-10 Morris Trophy and earning All-American honors in 1984. After leading the Huskies to a victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, Holmes left the school with the all team record in career sacks (28) and sacks in a game (5).[1] Holmes was selected in the first round with the eighth overall pick in the 1985 NFL draft by Tampa Bay.[2] He spent four years with the Bucs before moving on to Denver in 1989 and playing four seasons for the Broncos.[3]
Holmes ranked second on the Broncos in 1989 with 9 sacks and started in Super Bowl XXIV. He was considered to have Pro Bowl talent, but his development was slowed by injuries.[4]
Holmes was inducted into the UW Husky Hall of Fame in 2001. At age 48, he died in 2011 in Dupont, Washington.[5]