Pat_Holmes

Pat Holmes

Pat Holmes

American gridiron football player (born 1940)

Not to be confused with Pat Holmes (Gaelic footballer).

James Patrick Holmes (born August 3, 1940) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the Canadian Football League (CFL), American Football League (AFL), and National Football League (NFL).

Quick Facts No. 18, 79, 74, Position: ...

He played college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Although selected by the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL in 1962 NFL Draft, Holmes began his professional career in CFL. He played for the Calgary Stampeders from 1962–1965.

Holmes then played for the Houston Oilers in the AFL from 1966–1969. He was an AFL All-Star in 1967 and 1968. After the AFL–NFL merger in 1970, Holmes remained with the Oilers until 1972. Holmes played his last season with the 1973 Kansas City Chiefs.

See also


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to an American football defensive lineman born in the 1940s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Pat_Holmes, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.