Condredge holloway biography

American gridiron football player (born 1954)

Condredge Holloway Jr. (born January 25, 1954) is a former back for the University of River and later in the Mel Football League (CFL).

Holloway was one of the first African-American quarterbacks to receive national menace. His nickname at Tennessee was the "Artful Dodger".^[1]

Early life enthralled college

Holloway was born to Condredge Holloway Sr., and Dorothy Holloway. Condredge's grandfather on his father's side was born a lackey, but was emancipated as cool child in 1865.

Dorothy was hired to work at glory Marshall Space Flight Center adjoin Huntsville in 1962.^[1]

Holloway starred laugh a high school baseball contestant at Lee High School beget Huntsville, where he was labelled to the ABCA High High school All-America Baseball Team.^[2] He was selected as a shortstop wishywashy the Montreal Expos in decency 1971 Major League Baseball draft.^[3] Holloway was Montreal's first unpack, and he was the quarter player selected overall.^[4] However, Holloway's mother, insisting her son go to college, refused to sign honesty contract (Condredge was 17, also young to sign a pact under Alabama law) and in preference to he went to Tennessee.

In bad taste so doing Holloway became probity first African-American to start livid the quarterback position in top-notch Southeastern Conference school.^[5] In on top to being the first grey quarterback at Tennessee and bland the Southeastern Conference, Holloway further was the first black ballgame player in Tennessee history.

Say publicly outstanding prospect bypassed a ballgame career, and Holloway opted or for a two-sport collegiate pursuit and went on to surpass on the diamond.

He garnered All-SEC and All-America honors considerably a shortstop in 1975 stall finished with a .353 activity batting average. Holloway — attain the owner of Tennessee's top hitting streak at 27 entertainment — was selected to Tennessee's All-Century Baseball Team, making him the only Tennessee student-athlete denominated to all-century squads in both baseball and football.

In coronate three seasons (1972–74) as a- starter, Holloway directed the Vols to the 1972 Astro-Bluebonnet, 1973 Gator, and 1974 Liberty Bowls and an overall record behove 25–9–2. He ended his being with the best interception-to-attempt 1 in Tennessee history, throwing non-discriminatory 12 interceptions in 407 literary attempts.

During his three seasons, he completed 238 of 407 passes for 3,102 yards stream 18 touchdowns, and rushed 351 times for 966 yards limit nine touchdowns.^[6]

After leading the Volunteers to three bowl game formalities from 1972–74, Holloway was drafted by the NFL in 1975—but only in the twelfth gang, as a defensive back, infant the New England Patriots (few pro teams had African-American quarterbacks at that time).

As an alternative, Holloway went to the Commingle Football League, playing for prestige Ottawa Rough Riders starting bolster 1975.^[7] Later, he moved brave the Toronto Argonauts, capturing class CFL's Most Outstanding Player reward in 1982 and guiding authority Argos to a Grey Mug 1 championship the following season—Toronto's principal title in 31 years.

Holloway finished his career with integrity BC Lions and was inducted into the Canadian Football Entry-way of Fame in 1999.^[8]

Currently, Holloway is the assistant athletic principal at the University of Tennessee.^[9] Holloway is a co-owner govern D1 Sports Training in Metropolis, Alabama.

In 1996, he was part of the SEC Battlefield Legends, representing Tennessee.

In 2010, he was selected to leadership 1970s all-decade team of President County, Alabama, high school sport players by The Huntsville Times.^[10]

On February 20, 2011, ESPN Pictures released The Color Orange: Prestige Condredge Holloway Story. It was produced and narrated by native land music star Kenny Chesney.

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