Melvin Holmes

American football player (1950–2015)
American football player
Mel Holmes
No. 77
Position:Guard/tackle
Personal information
Born:(1950-01-22)January 22, 1950
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Died:December 24, 2015(2015-12-24) (aged 65)
Hemingway, South Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Mays
College:North Carolina A&T
NFL draft:1971 / Round: 5 / Pick: 122
Career history
  • Pittsburgh Steelers (1971–1973)
Player stats at PFR

Melvin Holmes (January 22, 1950 – December 24, 2015) was an American football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1971 to 1973.[1] He is the father of Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes.

Early life

Holmes was born in Miami, Florida. He played high school football at Mays High School in Miami, and college football at North Carolina A&T State University.[2][3]

Career

He was drafted in 1971 by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Recently he also lectured at Upward Bound program.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Mel Holmes Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Melvin HOLMES Obituary (2015) - St. Petersburg, FL - Tampa Bay Times". Legacy.com.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Internal Server Error | Miami Dade College".
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1968 North Carolina A&T Aggies football—Black college football national champions
  • 11 Merl Code
  • 71 Ralph Coleman
  • 73 Melvin Holmes
  • Head coach: Hornsby Howell
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Pittsburgh Steelers 1971 NFL draft selections
  • Frank Lewis
  • Jack Ham
  • Steve Davis
  • Gerry Mullins
  • Dwight White
  • Larry Brown
  • Melvin Holmes
  • Ralph Anderson
  • Fred Brister
  • Craig Hanneman
  • Worthy McClure
  • Larry Crowe
  • Paul Rogers
  • Ernie Holmes
  • Mike Anderson
  • Jim O'Shea
  • Mike Wagner
  • Al Young
  • McKinney Evans
  • Ray Makin
  • Walter Huntley
  • Danny Ehle


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