Ron Holmes
No. 90
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born:(1963-08-26)August 26, 1963
Fort Benning, Georgia, U.S.
Died:October 27, 2011(2011-10-27) (aged 48)
Dupont, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:Timberline (Lacey, Washington)
College:Washington
NFL Draft:1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:101
Sacks:36.5
Fumble recoveries:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Ronald Holmes (August 26, 1963 – October 27, 2011) was a professional American football defensive end who played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Denver Broncos.

A standout defensive end at the University of Washington in Seattle, Holmes won the Pac-10 Morris Trophy and was named an All-American in 1984. After leading the Huskies to a victory over Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, Holmes left the school with the all team record in career sacks (28) and sacks in a game (5).[1] Holmes was selected in the first round with the eighth overall pick in the 1985 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay.[2] He spent four years with the Bucs before moving on to Denver in 1989 and playing four seasons for the Broncos.[3]

Holmes ranked second on the Broncos in 1989 with 9 sacks and started in Super Bowl XXIV. He was considered to have Pro Bowl talent, but his development was slowed by injuries.[4]

Holmes was inducted into the UW Husky Hall of Fame in 2001. At age 48, he died in 2011 in Dupont, Washington.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Former Huskies defensive line star Ron Holmes dies". Seattle Times. October 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ Condotta, Bob (October 28, 2011), "Former Huskies defensive line star Ron Holmes dies", Seattle Times
  4. ↑ Zier, Patrick (July 5, 1988). "Perkins looks for defensive leadership". Lakeland Ledger. (Florida). p. 1D.
  5. ↑ Milles, Todd (October 27, 2011). "UW defensive lineman great Holmes dead". The News Tribune. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
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