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| Position | Wide receiver/defensive back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1961-01-17)January 17, 1961 (age 65) Riverside, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| College | Arkansas | ||||||||||||
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Derek Lance Holloway (born January 17, 1961) is a formerwide receiver in theUnited States Football League (USFL), theNational Football League (NFL) theCanadian Football League (CFL), theWorld League of American Football (WLAF) and theArena Football League (AFL).
Holloway playedhigh school football atPalmyra High School inPalmyra, New Jersey. He led the state in scoring his senior year, 1978, scoring a record 188 points including 31 touchdowns and two extra points.[1] That year, his team won the South Jersey Group I [small school] championship.[2]
Holloway playedcollege football at theUniversity of Arkansas. He set a variety of school records, including most receiving yards in a bowl game and longest scoring reception in a bowl game (both in the 1981 Gator Bowl).[3] He led the Southwest Conference in kickoff returns in 1982.[4]
Holloway also played for the 1983 USFL ChampionMichigan Panthers where he scored the first two touchdowns in the first ever Championship Game inDenver, Colorado. He later played for theOakland Invaders after the Panthers merged with them.
Holloway played in the NFL for theWashington Redskins and theTampa Bay Buccaneers.
Holloway played for theCalgary Stampeders of theCanadian Football League in the 1988 season.[5]
Holloway played with theDetroit Drive of theArena Football League in 1992, helping the Drive with their 4thArenaBowl Championship. He made a comeback in 1999 when he signed with theBuffalo Destroyers.
Holloway has also been highly ranked as a competitive sprinter. His career has extended from school days tomasters athletics.[6][7]
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