Donald Hollas

Donald Wayne Hollas (born November 22, 1967) is a former American college and professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons during the 1990s. He played college football for Rice University, and thereafter was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. Hollas also played for the Oakland Raiders.

Playing career
Hollas played in 20 games between 1991–1994 for the Cincinnati Bengals. He participated in training camp with the Detroit Lions and Houston Oilers in 1995 and 1996 and spent the 1997 off-season with the Washington Redskins before making the roster of the Oakland Raiders later that year.

Hollas played in the Arena Football League with the Texas Terror before signing with the Raiders in 1997. Going into the 1998 season with Oakland, Hollas had only attempted two passes in the NFL since 1992. However, after an injury to starter Jeff George, Hollas saw significant action with the Raiders that season. Oakland was on a two game winning streak when Hollas took over the 3–2 Raiders starting job, after helping them to a 23–20 victory over Arizona the week before with a touchdown run. Then, he promptly led the Raiders to three more victories in a row for a five game winning streak and a 6–2 record at the halfway point under first-year head coach Jon Gruden. Hollas was 4–2 as a starter in 1998. He participated in training camp with the Detroit Lions in 1999.

Post-football career
In 2000, his professional football career came to a conclusion. He was the head football coach and associate athletic director at St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas from May 2008 through January 2012. Currently, he is the director of business development for McIver & Smith Fabricators, Inc. located in Houston, Texas.