Bruce Holmes
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 24, 1965 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Detroit (MI) Henry Ford |
| College | Minnesota |
| NFL draft | 1987: 12th round, 325th overall pick |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Bruce Barton Holmes (born October 24, 1965) is an American former professional football linebacker who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings. He was selected by the Chiefs in the twelfth round of the 1987 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Minnesota. Holmes was also a member of the Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders and BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Early life
[edit]Holmes attended Henry Ford High School in Detroit, Michigan.[1]
College career
[edit]Holmes played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1983 to 1986.[2] He was named First-team All-Big Ten in 1986 by the coaches.[3] He was the defensive MVP of the 1985 Independence Bowl.[4]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 229 lb (104 kg) | 31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) | 10+1⁄2 in (0.27 m) | 4.92 s | 1.70 s | 2.80 s | 4.50 s | 28.0 in (0.71 m) | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) | 15 reps | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[5] | ||||||||||||
Holmes was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL in the 12th round with the 325th overall pick in the 1987 NFL draft.[6] He played in three games, all starts, for the Chiefs during the 1987 season.[1] He played in seventeen games for the CFL's Toronto Argonauts from 1988 to 1989.[7] Holmes played in 22 games for the Ottawa Rough Riders of the CFL from 1989 to 1990.[7] He earned CFL East All-Star honors in 1990. He played in eleven games for the BC Lions of the CFL during the 1991 season.[8] Holmes played in two games for the Toronto Argonauts in 1992.[7] He played in one game for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings in 1993.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "BRUCE HOLMES". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Bruce Holmes". lostlettermen.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Honors and Awards". gophersports.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ↑ "PLAYERS OF THE GAMEHOMEABOUT". campingworldindependencebowl.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Bruce Holmes Combine Results". NFLCombineResults.com. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
- ↑ "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Bruce Holmes". StatsCrew.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ↑ "1991 British Columbia Lions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1965 births
- Players of American football from El Paso, Texas
- Players of Canadian football from Texas
- American football linebackers
- Canadian football linebackers
- Minnesota Golden Gophers football players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Ottawa Rough Riders players
- BC Lions players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- NFL replacement players
- Henry Ford High School (Detroit, Michigan) alumni
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century African-American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- 21st-century American sportsmen
