Alex Holmes

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Alex Holmes
Date of birth: August 22, 1981 (1981-08-22) (age 26)
Place of birth: Flag of the United States San Diego, California
Career information
Position(s): Tight End
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 260 lb (118 kg)
College: USC
Organizations
 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]

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