Condredge Holloway
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| Condredge Holloway | |
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| Date of birth: | January 24, 1954 |
| Place of birth: | Huntsville, Alabama |
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| CFL status: | Import |
| Position(s): | QB |
| College: | University of Tennessee |
| NFL Draft: | 1975 / Round: 12 / Pick: 306 (By the New England Patriots) |
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| 1975-1980 1981-1986 1987 |
Ottawa Rough Riders Toronto Argonauts British Columbia Lions |
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| CFL All-Star: | 1982 |
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| Honors: | Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame |
| Canadian Football Hall of Fame | |
Condredge Holloway (born January 24, 1954 in Huntsville, Alabama) was a star quarterback for the University of Tennessee and later in the Canadian Football League.
Surprisingly, football wasn't Holloway's favourite sport; he preferred baseball. After starring as a high school player at Lee High School in Huntsville, he was drafted as a shortstop by the Montreal Expos in 1971; Holloway was Montreal's first pick, and he was the fourth player selected overall.[1] However, Holloway's mother, insisting her son attend college, refused to sign the contract (Condredge was 17, too young to sign a contract under Alabama law) and instead he went to Tennessee.
After leading the Volunteers to three bowl game appearances from 1972-74, Holloway was drafted by the NFL in 1975 -- but only in the twelfth round, by the New England Patriots (few pro teams had African-American quarterbacks at that time). Instead, Holloway went to Canada, playing for the Ottawa Rough Riders starting in 1975. Later, he moved to the Toronto Argonauts, capturing the CFL's Most Outstanding Player award in 1982 and guiding the Argos to a Grey Cup championship the following season -- Toronto's first title in 31 years. Holloway finished his career with the B.C. Lions and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
Currently, Holloway is the assistant athletic director at the University of Tennessee.[2] Holloway is a co-owner of D1 Sports Training in Huntsville, AL.
[edit] References
- ^ The Real South: Famous People. AL.com.
- ^ "Turn Back Time - Part 2", Toronto Argonauts Football Club, 2006-07-25.
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| Preceded by Bobby Scott |
Tennessee Volunteers Starting Quarterbacks 1972-1974 |
Succeeded by Randy Wallace |
| Preceded by Dieter Brock |
CFL's Most Outstanding Player 1982 |
Succeeded by Warren Moon |
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