Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 116 kg Role American football player | Name Ron Holmes College: Washington Positions Defensive end | |
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Date of birth: (1963-08-26)August 26, 1963 Place of birth: Fort Benning, Georgia, USA Date of death: October 27, 2011(2011-10-27) (aged 48) Place of death: Dupont, Washington, USA Died October 27, 2011, DuPont, Washington, United States Education University of Washington, Timberline High School | ||
Ron Holmes: Football Defensive End
Ronald "Ron" Holmes (August 26, 1963 – October 27, 2011) was a professional American football defensive end who played eight seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Denver Broncos in the National Football League.
A standout defensive end at the University of Washington, Holmes won the Pac-10 Morris Trophy and was named an All-America defensive end in 1984. Holmes was drafted in the first round by Tampa Bay and spent four years there before moving on to Denver in 1989 and playing four seasons for the Broncos.
Holmes started in Super Bowl XXIV. He was considered to have Pro Bowl talent, but his development was slowed by injuries. Holmes died on October 27, 2011. He was 48.
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