Alex Holmes
Encyclopedia
Alex Holmes was a National Football League
tight end
.
in 2005 and signed as a free agent with the Saint Louis Rams for 2006. Holmes was subsequently released by the Rams before the season started.
. He was a starter at tight end, and a part of two national championship teams.
near Sherman Oaks, CA. In 1998, he led the team at tight end and middle linebacker to a 10-4 record, and a berth 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.
in the mid-1970s. Holmes' younger sister is married to Pittsburgh Steelers
safety Troy Polamalu
. His younger brother Khaled is an offensive lineman at USC. Alex studied Latin
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
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
tight end
Tight end
The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...
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Professional career
Holmes played for the Miami DolphinsMiami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 2005 and signed as a free agent with the Saint 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 CaliforniaUniversity of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. 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 SchoolHarvard-Westlake School
Harvard-Westlake School is an independent, co-educational university preparatory day school consisting of two campuses located in Los Angeles, California with approximately 1,600 students enrolled in grades 7 through 12....
near Sherman Oaks, CA. In 1998, he led the team at tight end and middle linebacker to a 10-4 record, and a berth 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 MichiganUniversity of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in the mid-1970s. Holmes' younger sister is married to Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...
safety Troy Polamalu
Troy Polamalu
Troy Aumua Polamalu is an American football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Steelers. He played college football at the University of Southern California.-High school:Troy Polamalu graduated...
. His younger brother Khaled is an offensive lineman at USC. Alex studied Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
and Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
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