Lendy Holmes

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Lendy Holmes
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1985-10-26) October 26, 1985 (age 38)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: South Oak Cliff (TX)
College: Oklahoma
Undrafted: 2009
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:8
Total tackles:2
Player stats at PFR

Lendy Ray Holmes III (born October 26, 1985) is a former professional American football player.

Holmes grew up in Dallas, Texas and graduated from South Oak Cliff High School, where he played defensive back for the football team.

A four star recruit who was rated the 16th best high school football player in Texas, Holmes played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. [1]

Undrafted by the NFL out of college, [2] Holmes played defensive back for the Texas Revolution of Champions Indoor Football (CIF) in 2009.

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References

  1. "Lendy Holmes, Washington Football Team, Safety".
  2. "Football: Lendy Holmes tries to make it in NFL".