Earl Holmes

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Earl Holmes
Sport(s)	Football
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Florida A&M
Conference	MEAC
Record	4–10
Biographical details
Born	(1973-04-28) April 28, 1973 Tallahassee, Florida
Alma mater	Florida A&M University
Playing career
1992–1995 1996–2001 2002 2003–2005	Florida A&M Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Browns Detroit Lions
Position(s)	Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2010 2011–2012 2012–	Florida A&M (co-DC/LB) Florida A&M (DC/LB) Florida A&M
Head coaching record
Overall	4–10

Earl L. Holmes (born April 28, 1973) is a former American football linebacker and current head coach at Florida A&M University. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 4th round of the 1996 NFL Draft 126th overall out of Florida A&M University. Holmes was inducted into the FAMU Hall of Fame in July 2005 to join the likes of Alonzo S. "Jake" Gaither and FAMU'S "Famed Final Four of 1952." ^[1]

Playing career

In his NFL career, Holmes played for the Steelers, Cleveland Browns, and Detroit Lions. Holmes, listed at 6'2' 242 lbs, garnered a reputation as a solid run stopping Middle Linebacker. He played his first 6 seasons in Pittsburgh where he totaled 547 tackles (392 solo), 9.5 sacks, a healthy 56 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles, 4 fumbles recovered, 21 pass deflections, and 1 interception for 36 yards in 81 games. In 2002 Holmes signed a free agent deal with the Cleveland Browns. He had one of his best seasons of his career by totaling 128 tackles(96 solo), 8.5 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, and 5 pass deflections in leading the Browns to a playoff berth. Holmes finished his career with three solid seasons for the Detroit Lions.

In his 10-year career he totaled 958 tackles (685 solos), 11.5 sacks, 89 tackles for loss, 6 forced fumbles, 5 fumble recoveries, 29 pass deflections, and 1 interception for 36 yards in 140 games.

Coaching career

In 2009, he returned to Florida A&M to serve on the coaching staff of Joe Taylor, eventually rising to defensive coordinator in 2012. Just before the end of the season, Taylor retired, and Holmes was named as interim head coach.^[2] On January 11, 2013 he was officially named the head coach and interim tag was removed.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Florida A&M Rattlers (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (2012–present)
2012	Florida A&M	1–1	1–1	T–6th
2013	Florida A&M	3–9	2–6	10th
Florida A&M:		4–10	2–6
Total:		4–10

References

↑ Official Athletic Site, Florida A&M, http://thefamurattlers.cstv.com/hallfame/famu-hallfame.html
↑ "Joe Taylor Steps Down As FAMU Head Football Coach" (Press release). Florida A&M Sports Information. November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.

External links

Earl Holmes at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Florida A&M Rattlers head football coaches

Jubie Bragg (1907–1909)
No team (1910–1919)
Jubie Bragg (1920–1923)
No team (1924)
Jubie Bragg (1925)
Jazz Byrd (1926–1929)
Jubie Bragg (1930–1931)
Unknown (1932)
Ted Wright (1933)
Eugene J. Bragg (1934–1935)
Bill Bell (1936–1942)
Herman Nielson (1943–1944)
Jake Gaither (1945–1969)
Pete Griffin (1970)
Clarence Montgomery (1971)
Big Jim Williams (1972–1973)
Rudy Hubbard (1974–1985)
Ken Riley (1986–1993)
Billy Joe (1994–2004)
Rubin Carter (2005–2007)
Joe Taylor (2008–2012)
Earl Holmes (2012– )

v t e Current head football coaches of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Brian Jenkins (Bethune-Cookman) Kermit Blount (Delaware State) Earl Holmes (Florida A&M) Connell Maynor (Hampton) Gary Harrell (Howard) Vacant (Morgan State) Pete Adrian (Norfolk State) Rod Broadway (North Carolina A&T) Jerry Mack (North Carolina Central) Oliver Pough (South Carolina State) Earnest Wilson (Savannah State)

v t e Pittsburgh Steelers 1996 NFL Draft selections

Jamain Stephens Steve Conley Jon Witman Earl Holmes Jahine Arnold Israel Raybon Orpheus Roye Spence Fischer Carlos Emmons

Draft Years 1974 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Persondata
Name	Holmes, Earl
Alternative names
Short description	American football player and coach
Date of birth	April 28, 1973
Place of birth	Tallahassee, Florida
Date of death
Place of death

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