Marcus Holliday

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Marcus Holliday
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1973-07-16) July 16, 1973 (age 51)
Memphis, Tennessee
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:Fairley
(Memphis, Tennessee)
College: Memphis
Undrafted: 1995
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Marcus Edward "Doc" Holliday (born July 16, 1973) is a former American football running back who played with the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Memphis. [1] [2]

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College career

Holliday, who grew up in Memphis, was a fan of the Memphis Tigers men's basketball program and decided to commit to the University of Memphis for that reason, [3] choosing it over Ole Miss, Northern Illinois, Arkansas, Arkansas State, and Tennessee. [4] While at Memphis, he was friends with several basketball players and future NBA stars, including Penny Hardaway and David Vaughn. [3]

Holliday played for the Memphis Tigers football team from 1991 to 1994. In 1994, he was the school's rushing leader with 618 yards and three touchdowns that year. He also played in the 1994 Blue–Gray Game. [5]

During a 13–0 shutout win against Tulane in 1994, Holliday set the Memphis record for most rushing attempts in a single game with 42, gaining 151 yards in the process. [6] The record still stands as of 2021. [5]

College statistics

YearGamesRushingReceivingAll-purpose
AttYdsAvgTDRecYdsAvgTDPlaysYdsAvgTD
1991 3562514.52 – – – – 562514.52
1992 10491893.936528.70552414.43
1993 8522174.2134414.70552614.71
1994 81456184.333206.701486384.33
Career293021,2754.29121169.703141,3914.49

Professional career

St. Louis Rams

On July 24, 1996, Holliday signed with the St. Louis Rams as a free agent. [7] There, he was reunited with former Memphis teammate Isaac Bruce. [8] He was waived by the Rams on August 19. [9]

The Rams re-signed Holliday on November 30, 1996. [10] The following day, he played in his only NFL game, a 26–10 win over the New Orleans Saints on December 1. [11] He was released by the team on December 3 [12] but was then signed back to the practice squad the following day. [13]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Holliday played with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1997, starting one game with the team. He made two rushing attempts and two receptions for seven yards in each category. [2]

After football

Holliday was formerly the sports director at ABC affiliate news station WATN-TV. [3] [14] He now serves as the Director of Broadcast Operations at Rust College. [14]

He also hosts a podcast called Bleav in Rams with his former teammate Isaac Bruce. [15]

Personal life

Holliday and his wife Yatasha have four children: sons Marcus Holliday II and Jalen Kellum, and daughters Marchana and McKenzie. Marcus II played running back for the Murray State Racers and the Lane Dragons. [16] [17]

In 2009, he was held at gunpoint by a 16-year-old student on the high school football team he was coaching. [18]

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  2. 1 2 "Marcus Holliday football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Vinson, Joshua A. "A bond between two brothers: Penny Hardaway's college friend reminisces on time at MSU". The Daily Helmsman. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Interview With Former Memphis Tiger And L.A. Ram, Doc Holliday (Ep. 66)". www.audacy.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "2021 Memphis Football Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tigers, Holliday trample Tulane". The Commercial Appeal. October 9, 1994. p. 43. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  7. ↑ "NFL signings by month (July 1996)". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  8. ↑ Giannotto, Mark. "Isaac Bruce, a timeless Memphis football legend, is finally in the Pro Football Hall of Fame | Giannotto". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  9. ↑ "NFL waivers by month (August 1996)". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  10. ↑ "NFL waivers by month (November 1996)". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Marcus Holliday 1996 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  12. ↑ "NFL waivers by month (December 1996)". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  13. ↑ "NFL signings by month (December 1996)". NFL.com. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  14. 1 2 "Rust Hires Three New Leaders". Rust College. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Bleav in Rams". Bleav in Rams. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Marcus Holliday - Football". Murray State University Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  17. ↑ "Marcus Holliday II - Football". Lane College Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Student held Memphis coach at gunpoint". Action News 5. July 13, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
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