Ron Holmes

For the British colonial official, see Ronald Holmes.

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

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: 1st round, 8th pick
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1985–1988) Denver Broncos (1989–1992)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1984) Morris Trophy (1984) 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (1983, 1984)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 101 Sacks: 36.5 Fumble recoveries: 5 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Holmes played college football for the Washington Huskies in Seattle, winning the Pac-10 Morris Trophy and earning All-American honors 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

• Washington Huskies football statistical leaders