Derek Lance Holloway (born January 17, 1961) is a former wide receiver in the United States Football League (USFL), the National Football League (NFL) the Canadian Football League (CFL), the World League of American Football (WLAF) and the Arena Football League (AFL).
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Position: | Wide receiver/defensive back | ||||||||||
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Born: | Riverside, New Jersey, U.S. | January 17, 1961||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||
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College: | Arkansas | ||||||||||
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High school career
editHolloway played high school football at Palmyra High School in Palmyra, New Jersey. He led the state in scoring his senior year, 1978, scoring a record 188 points including 31 touchdowns and two extra points.[1] That year, his team won the South Jersey Group I [small school] championship.[2]
College career
editHolloway played college football at the University of Arkansas. He set a variety of school records, including most receiving yards in a bowl game and longest scoring reception in a bowl game (both in the 1981 Gator Bowl).[3] He led the Southwest Conference in kickoff returns in 1982.[4]
Professional career
editUSFL
editHolloway also played for the 1983 USFL Champion Michigan Panthers where he scored the first two touchdowns in the first ever Championship Game in Denver, Colorado. He later played for the Oakland Invaders after the Panthers merged with them.
NFL
editHolloway played in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
CFL
editHolloway played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League in the 1988 season.[5]
AFL
editHolloway played with the Detroit Drive of the Arena Football League in 1992, helping the Drive with their 4th ArenaBowl Championship. He made a comeback in 1999 when he signed with the Buffalo Destroyers.
Sprinting
editHolloway has also been highly ranked as a competitive sprinter. His career has extended from school days to masters athletics.[6][7]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Derek Holloway profile Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, database Football. Accessed August 6, 2007.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Derek Holloway College & Pro Football Statistics - Totalfootballstats.com". Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ "USATF National Masters results".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
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