Ron Holmes

**Ron Holmes**
	No. 90
	Defensive end
Personal information
	Date of birth: August 26, 1963
	Place of birth: Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
	Date of death: October 27, 2011 (aged 48)
	Place of death: Dupont, Washington, USA
	High School: Timberline HS (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
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 1985– 1988); Denver Broncos ( 1989– 1992);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team consensus All-American (1984); Morris Trophy (1984);
Career NFL statistics as of 1992
Games Played	102
Sacks	36.5
Fumble Recoveries	5

For the British colonial official, see Ronald Holmes.

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.

A standout defensive end at the University of Washington, Holmes won the Pac-10 Morris Trophy and was named an All-America defensive end in 1984. Holmes was drafted in the first round by Tampa Bay and spent four years there before moving on to Denver in 1989 and playing four seasons for the Broncos.^[1]

Holmes started in Super Bowl XXIV. He was considered to have Pro Bowl talent, but his development was slowed by injuries.^[2] Holmes died on October 27, 2011.^[3] He was 48.

References

↑ Condotta, Bob (October 28, 2011), "Former Huskies defensive line star Ron Holmes dies", Seattle Times, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/2016626751_holmes28.html
↑ Zier, Patrick. "Perkins looks for defensive leadership". The Lakeland Ledger. 5 Jul 1988
↑ 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.

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[condotta-1] Condotta, Bob (October 28, 2011), "Former Huskies defensive line star Ron Holmes dies", Seattle Times, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/huskies/2016626751_holmes28.html

[2] Zier, Patrick. "Perkins looks for defensive leadership". The Lakeland Ledger. 5 Jul 1988

[3] 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.

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Persondata
Name	Holmes, Ron
Alternative names	Holmes, Ronald
Short description	All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman, defensive end
Date of birth	August 26, 1963
Place of birth	Columbus, Georgia, United States
Date of death	October 27, 2011
Place of death	Dupont, Washington, United States

Personal information
No. 90
Defensive end
Date of birth: (1963-08-26)August 26, 1963
Place of birth: Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
Date of death: October 27, 2011(2011-10-27) (aged 48)
Place of death: Dupont, Washington, USA
High School: Timberline HS (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
Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 1985– 1988) Denver Broncos ( 1989– 1992)
Career highlights and awards
First-team consensus All-American (1984) Morris Trophy (1984)
Career NFL statistics as of 1992
Games Played	102
Sacks	36.5
Fumble Recoveries	5

Ron Holmes

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