Richard_Holmes_(Canadian_football)

Richard Holmes (Canadian football)

Richard Holmes (Canadian football)

American gridiron football player (born 1952)

Richard Holmes (born September 24, 1952) is a former all-star running back in the Canadian Football League.[1]

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A Fighting Scot from Edinboro State College, Holmes joined the Toronto Argonauts in 1977, but played only 3 games and rushed for 151 yards with them.[2] He finished the year with the Ottawa Rough Riders, rushing for another 865 yards (giving him 1016 for the season) and scoring 11 touchdowns.[3] He was an eastern all-star. He played 2 more season with Ottawa[4] and finished 1979 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.[5]

Holmes played one final season in the United States Football League, playing 18 games with the Tampa Bay Bandits.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    Richard Holmes statistics
  2. [2]
    2009 Toronto Argonaut Media Guide
  3. [3]
    1977 CFL Record Book
  4. [4]
    Ottawa Rough Rider Player Database Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. [5]
    Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alumni all-time roster
  6. [6]
    USFL/CFL Players
  7. [7]
    Tampa Bay Bandits All Time Roster
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