Jamelle Holieway
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| Jamelle Holieway | |
|---|---|
| College | Oklahoma |
| Conference | Big Eight |
| Sport | Football |
| Position | QB |
| Jersey # | 4 |
| Career | 1985 – 1988 |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 186 lb (84 kg) |
| Nationality | USA |
| Born | June 25, 1967  Carson, CA |
| High school | Banning High School, Wilmington, CA |
| Championships | |
| 1985 National championship | |
| Bowl games | |
| 1986 Orange Bowl | |
Jamelle Holieway (born June 25, 1967 in Carson, California) is a former quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners football team from 1985 to 1988. He is considered one of the greatest option quarterbacks in NCAA Division I-A history. Highly recruited from Banning High School under longtime head coach Chris Ferragamo, Holieway attracted interest from a swarm of schools. Oklahoma, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Colorado, and Oregon and USC came after Holieway. His decision to play for the Sooners came at the last minute, as he had a three-year old sister that he didn't want to leave behind. At a nearby mall in Carson, a recruiter from the University of Oregon was standing by hoping Holieway had decided not to go to Oklahoma. He had planned to join the Ducks, who got a commitment from his high school teammate Brett Young.
At Oklahoma, he took over for an injured Troy Aikman in his freshman year and led the Sooners to a 11-1-0 record under Coach Barry Switzer and the 1986 Orange Bowl against the Penn State Nittany Lions for the national championship. Holieway threw a 71-yard touchdown pass in that game to All-American tight end Keith Jackson. Holieway remains the first and only true freshman quarterback to lead his team to the national title.
Holieway injured his leg in a game versus the Oklahoma State Cowboys on November 7, 1987. The injury was due to the hard surface of Astroturf on Owen Field. Though he came back to play the following season, he saw limited action and reinjured the leg on September 24 versus the USC Trojans.
Holieway finished his Sooner career with 2,713 yards rushing on 539 attempts (an average of 5.0 yards per carry) and 32 touchdowns. Through the air, he threw 257 times, completing 117 passes for 2,430 yards with 22 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. His passing efficiency rating was 141.5 over 39 collegiate games.[1]
Jamelle Holieway became a QB at the NFL-Los Angeles RAIDERS (1989-1990) and the CFL-British Columbia LIONS (1991-1992)
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[edit] External links
- Jamelle Holieway Career Stats, Oklahoma Sooners
- Holieway's 71 yard touchdown pass to Keith Jackson in the 1986 Orange Bowl National Championship Game
| Preceded by Troy Aikman |
Oklahoma Sooners Starting Quarterbacks 1985-1988 |
Succeeded by Charles Thompson |
