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Brian Holloway

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Brian Holloway
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Holloway in 1985
No. 76
Position:Offensive lineman
Personal information
Born:(1959-07-25)July 25, 1959(age 64)
Omaha, Nebraska,U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:284 lb (129 kg)
Career information
High school:Winston Churchill(Potomac, Maryland)
College:Stanford
NFL draft:1981/ Round: 1 / Pick: 19
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:102
Games started:85
Fumblerecoveries:4
Player stats atPFR

Brian Douglass Holloway(born July 25, 1959) is an American former professionalfootballplayer who was anoffensive tacklewho played in theNational Football League(NFL) for theNew England PatriotsandLos Angeles Raidersfrom 1981 to 1988. He playedcollege footballfor theStanford Cardinal.He is the father ofDavid Holloway,who also played professional football.

Early life

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Holloway was a standout athlete atWinston Churchill High SchoolinPotomac, Maryland,playing on the 1976 state championship football team and breaking the school record in the shot put. He was recruited byBill WalshtoStanford University,where he earned All-American honors.[1]

New England Patriots

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Holloway (far right) in 1985 with then-Boston City CouncilorThomas Menino(far left), Massachusetts GovernorMichael Dukakis(second from left), and Boston mayorRaymond Flynn(second from right)

Brian Holloway was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round (19th overall) of the1981 NFL Draftout ofStanford University.As a rookie in 1981 he started 5 of 16 games. In the strike-shortened1982 NFL season,Holloway started 9 of 9 games as he became the starting leftoffensive tackle,next to guardJohn Hannah,and missed only one start up to the end of the1986 NFL season.In the1982–83 NFL playoffs,the Patriots lost to theMiami Dolphinsin a wild-card game.

They did not make the playoffs in 1983 and 1984 but did so in 1985. After beating theNew York Jetsin a wild-card game of the1985–86 NFL playoffs,the Patriots beat theLos Angeles Raiderson the road in the divisional round with a strong running game, amassing 156 yards, 104 by running backCraig Jamesbehind Holloway and Hannah. The line then destroyed theMiami Dolphins' run defense on the road by accumulating 255 yards, 105 of them by James, winning the AFC title. However, they could not run over the legendaryChicago Bearsdefense of 1985 inSuper Bowl XX,Holloway having a hard time with the formidably swift rightdefensive endRichard Dent,who would be named Most Valuable Player of the game.[2]

After finishing with a won-lost record of 11–5 and winning theAFC Eastdivision, New England fell short against theDenver Broncos,led by quarterbackJohn Elway,in a divisional round of the1986–87 NFL playoffs.

Holloway was one of the most dominating offensive tackles in his era, as indicated in part by threePro Bowlselections from 1983 to 1985.

Los Angeles Raiders

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Brian Holloway played left offensive tackle with theLos Angeles Raidersin 1987 and 1988 after being traded to the Raiders on September 2, 1987 in exchange for the Raiders' fifth-round selection in the1988 NFL Draft.In the strike-shortened1987 NFL season,he started eight of 12 games, but did not start in 1988, his final year in the NFL, being replaced at that position byDon Mosebar.

Personal

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Holloway had a home inStephentown, New Yorkfor over 30 years, while living at his Florida residence inTampa.[3]While he was in Tampa on August 31, 2013, over 500 local high school students broke into his New York house and caused damage that Holloway says exceeds $20,000 while throwing a party.[4]In response, Holloway set up a website,www.helpmesave300.com,to reach out to those who caused the damage in a positive way; instead, he received threats from their parents.[3][5][6]Six people were arrested September 26, 2013 in connection with the partygoers who trashed the home.[7]

In October 2013, the Holloway home sold at foreclosure auction to the Berkshire Bank, which purchased it for $400,000. It was the sole bidder on the property. After the auction, the Albany Times Union reported that Holloway owed Berkshire Bank $1,006,348.80. He had also built up a backlog of unpaid property and school taxes, totaling $45,131.[8]

His younger brotherJonathan Hollowayis the current president ofRutgers University.[9]

References

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  1. ^Corrigan, Ned (April 26, 1981)."NFL Awaits Holloway: He's No Longer Too Big, Too Heavy".The Washington Post.p. D5.
  2. ^"Super Bowl XX - Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots - January 26th, 1986".Pro-Football-Reference.com.RetrievedNovember 16,2023.
  3. ^abHolloway, Brian."FAQs".Help Me Save 300.RetrievedSeptember 16,2017.
  4. ^Heinsohn, Gail."Thousands in damages to ex-NFL player's home".Register-Star.Hudson, New York: Columbia-Greene Media. Archived fromthe originalon September 21, 2013.RetrievedSeptember 27,2013.
  5. ^Uribarri, Jaime (September 20, 2013)."Ex-NFL star Brian Holloway may be sued by parents of teens who allegedly trashed his upstate NY home".New York Daily News.
  6. ^Yusko, Dennis (September 18, 2013)."Students tackle cleanup duties".Albany Times-Union.RetrievedSeptember 27,2013.
  7. ^Hamilton, Matthew & Waldman, Scott (September 27, 2013)."Police charge six in party vandalism".Albany Times-Union.RetrievedSeptember 27,2013.
  8. ^Gardinier, Bob (October 29, 2013)."Holloway House Auctioned for $400K".Albany Times-Union.RetrievedOctober 29,2013.
  9. ^Warren, Peter (August 30, 2019)."Northwestern Provost Jonathan Holloway recalls football career at Stanford".The Daily Northwestern.RetrievedAugust 14,2021.
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