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Robert Holmes

American football player (1945-2018)

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Also known as Robert Earl Holmes

Born: October 5, 1945
Died: April 14, 2018
Birthplace: Huntsville
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: American football player
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1.Stated in nasljerseys.comRetrieved 2025-07-18
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Education: Southern University
Height: 69 in

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Robert Earl Holmes was an American football running back who played collegiately at Southern University and professionally in the American Football League (AFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs, and in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chiefs, the Houston Oilers, and the San Diego Chargers. He was an AFL All-Star in 1969, and played with the Chiefs in their defeat of the Oakland Raiders in the 1969 AFL Championship Game and in their crushing of the NFL's champion Minnesota Vikings in the fourth and final AFL-NFL World Championship Game. He joined the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) during the 1976 season, playing 5 regular season games and the Western Final. Several years later, he returned to Regina to live. He died on April 14, 2018, at the age of 72.

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Member of sports team: Kansas City Chiefs
Houston Oilers
San Diego Chargers
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Robert
Family name: Holmes
Mass: 221 lb
Position played on team / speciality: running back
Sport: American football
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1.Stated in Pro Football ReferenceRetrieved 2022-05-10
2.Stated in nasljerseys.comRetrieved 2025-07-18
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League: World Football League
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1.Stated in nasljerseys.comRetrieved 2025-07-18
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