Alex Holmes
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Alex Holmes | |
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Date of birth: | August 22, 1981 |
Place of birth: | San Diego, California |
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Position(s): | Tight End |
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) |
College: | USC |
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As player: | |
2005 2006-present |
Miami Dolphins St. Louis Rams |
Stats at CBS.com |
Alex Holmes (born August 22, 1981 in San Diego, California) was a National Football League tight end.
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[edit] Professional career
Holmes played for the Miami Dolphins in 2005 and signed as a free agent with the Saint Louis Rams for 2006. Holmes was subsequently released by the Rams before the season started.
[edit] College career
Holmes played college football for the University of Southern California. He was a starter at tight end, and a part of two national championship teams.
[edit] High School Career
He played high school football for Harvard-Westlake School near Sherman Oaks, CA. In 1998, he led the team at tight end and middle linebacker to a 10-4 record, and a birth in the Division VII CIF Southern Section championship game. His coach called him the best player he had ever coached in his thirty year career.
[edit] Personal
His father, Mike, played at University of Michigan in the mid-1970s. Holmes' younger sister is married to Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu. Alex studied Latin and Greek in High School: "I took Latin and classical Greek courses in high school. I love the classical languages. They're very interesting languages to study. My mother is full-blooded Greek, there's the connection."[1]