Ron Holmes

For the British colonial official, see Ronald Holmes.
Ron Holmes
No. 90     
Defensive end
Personal information
Date of birth: August 26, 1963(1963-08-26)
Place of birth: Fort Benning, Georgia
Date of death: October 27, 2011(2011-10-27) (aged 48)
Place of death: Dupont, Washington
High School: Timberline High School (Lacey, Washington)
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College: Washington
NFL Draft: 1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Debuted in 1985 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Last played in 1992 for the Denver Broncos
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 1992
Games Played     102
Sacks     36.5
Fumble Recoveries     5
Stats at NFL.com

Ronald "Ron" Holmes (August 26, 1963 – October 27, 2011) was a professional American football defensive end who played eight seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Denver Broncos in the National Football League. He started in Super Bowl XXIV. He was considered to have Pro Bowl talent, but his development was slowed by injuries.[1] Holmes died on October 27, 2011.[2] He was 48.

References

  1. ^ Zier, Patrick. "Perkins looks for defensive leadership". The Lakeland Ledger. 5 Jul 1988
  2. ^ Milles, Todd (October 27, 2011). "UW defensive lineman great Holmes dead". The News Tribune. http://blog.thenewstribune.com/uwsports/2011/10/27/uw-defensive-lineman-great-holmes-dead/. Retrieved 2011-10-27. 
Offense
QB Doug Flutie | RB Keith Byars | RB Kenneth Davis | RB Rueben Mayes | WR David Williams | WR Eddie Brown | TE Jay Novacek
OT Bill Fralic | OT Lomas Brown | OG Del Wilkes | OG Jim Lachey | OG Bill Mayo | C Mark Traynowicz
Defense
DL Bruce Smith | DL Tony Degrate | DL Ron Holmes | DL Tony Casillas
LB Gregg Carr | LB Jack Del Rio | LB Larry Station
DB Jerry Gray | DB Tony Thurman | DB Jeff Sanchez | DB David Fulcher | DB Rod Brown
Special teams
PK Kevin Butler | P Ricky Anderson
Washington Huskies Football 1984 National Champions