Jack Holmes
John Holmes
Born: June 20, 1953
Rolling Fork, MS USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 210
College: Texas Southern
High School: Rolling Fork (MS)
Career: 1978-1983
Drafted: 1975 in Round 15, #377 overall by the Houston Oilers
Jack Holmes played from 1978 to 1983 during his career with the New Orleans Saints and Oakland Invaders. Holmes ran for 441 yards in his career on 133 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 79 passes for 518 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 101.4 |
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 23 | 5.8 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 38 | 119 | 3.1 | 20 | 2 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 58 | 194 | 3.3 | 11 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 |
| NFL | 117 | 393 | 3.4 | 20 | 4 | |
| USFL | 16 | 48 | 3.0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Totals | 133 | 441 | 3.3 | 20 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 29 | 226 | 7.8 | 16 | 1 |
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 38 | 206 | 5.4 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 16 | 0 |
| NFL | 71 | 453 | 6.4 | 19 | 1 | |
| USFL | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 16 | 0 | |
| Totals | 79 | 518 | 6.6 | 19 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 20 | 0 |
| NFL | 9 | 138 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 138 | 15.3 | 20 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1980 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1983 | USFL Oakland Invaders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| USFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 7 |
| 1981 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 15 |
| 1982 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL | Oakland Invaders | 8 |
