- Alex Holmes
NFL player
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DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1981|8|22|mf=y
Birthplace=San Diego, California
Position=Tight End
College=USC
Height_ft=6
Height_in=3
Weight_lbs=260
CBS=413024
ESPN=7534
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PFR=HolmAl00
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years=2005
2006-"present"
teams=Miami Dolphins St. Louis Rams Alex Holmes (born
August 22 ,1981 in San Diego,California ) was aNational Football League tight end .Professional career
Holmes played for the
Miami Dolphins in 2005 and signed as a free agent with theSaint Louis Rams for 2006. Holmes was subsequently released by the Rams before the season started.College career
Holmes played college football for the
University of Southern California . He was a starter at tight end, and a part of two national championship teams.High School Career
He played high school football for
Harvard-Westlake School nearSherman Oaks, CA . In 1998, he led the team at tight end and middle linebacker to a 10-4 record, and a birth in the Division VII CIF Southern Section championship game. His coach called him the best player he had ever coached in his thirty year career.Personal
His father, Mike, played at
University of Michigan in the mid-1970s. Holmes' younger sister is married toPittsburgh Steelers safetyTroy Polamalu . Alex studiedLatin and Greek in High School: "I took Latin and classical Greek courses in high school. I love the classical languages. They're very interesting languages to study. My mother is full-blooded Greek, there's the connection." [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:--qsM4cjAU4J:usctrojans.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/holmes_alex00.html+Alex+Holmes+Greek+mother&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1]External links
* [http://tsn.ca/nfl/teams/players/bio/?id=7090&hubname=nfl TSN Bio]
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