John Holland (American football)

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John Holland
Personal information
Born: (1952-02-28) February 28, 1952 (age 71)
Beckley, West Virginia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Middletown
(Middletown, Ohio)
College: Tennessee State
Position: Wide receiver
NFL Draft: 1974  / Round: 2 / Pick: 29
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:35
Receiving yards:634
Receiving touchdowns:3
Player stats at PFR

John Holland (born February 28, 1952) is a former gridiron football wide receiver who played in the National Football League and the Canadian Football League.

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Early life

Holland was born in Beckley, West Virginia and grew up in Middletown, Ohio, where he attended Middletown High School. [1]

College career

Holland played college football for the Tennessee State Tigers. As a senior he caught 53 passes for 739 yards and 11 touchdowns and was named third-team Little All-America by the Associated Press as the Tigers won the 1973 Black College National Championship. [2] [3] Holland finished his collegiate career with 109 receptions for 1,622 yards and 22 touchdowns. [3]

Professional career

Holland was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round of the 1974 NFL Draft. [4] He caught five passes for 84 yards as a rookie. [5] Holland was cut during the 1975 preseason and was signed by the Buffalo Bills. [6] He caught passes of 53 and 58 yards for touchdowns in the 1976 season opener against the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football . [7] He was a starter for the Bills at the beginning of the 1977 season but was put on season-ending injured reserve after breaking his jaw three games in. [8] Holland became a free agent after the season and was not signed by any team for the 1978 season. [9] Holland finished his NFL career with 35 receptions for 634 yards and three touchdowns. [10]

Holland was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and spent the 1979 and 1980 seasons with the team. He spent two more years in the CFL with the Calgary Stampeders in 1981 and the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1982. In four CFL seasons Holland caught 149 passes for 2,532 yards and 10 touchdowns. [11]

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  2. ↑ "AP LITTLE ALL-AMERICA ARCHIVE (1934-2019)" (PDF). ESUWarriors.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "2018 Tennessee State University Football Media Guide". Tennessee State University Athletic Department. 14 September 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Tennessee State Dominates N.F.L. Draft With 5 Picked". The New York Times . January 30, 1974. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. ↑ "John Holland Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Dolphins Rated Point Choice Over Jets in Sunday's Game". The New York Times . October 17, 1975. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
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