Richard Holmes
Richard Holmes
Born: September 24, 1952
Hope Mill, NC
Position: RB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 222
College: Edinboro
Career: 1977-1983
Richard Holmes played from 1977 to 1983 during his career with the Ottawa Rough Riders, Tampa Bay Bandits, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Holmes ran for 1,959 yards in his career on 410 attempts, scoring 14 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 71 passes for 727 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 147 | 865 | 5.9 | 72 | 9 |
| 1977 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 31 | 151 | 4.9 | 28 | 1 |
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 142 | 607 | 4.3 | 54 | 3 |
| 1979 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 29 | 130 | 4.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 55 | 188 | 3.4 | 12 | 1 |
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| CFL | 404 | 1941 | 4.8 | 72 | 14 | |
| USFL | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 410 | 1959 | 4.8 | 72 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 20 | 226 | 11.3 | 72 | 1 |
| 1977 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 30 | 313 | 10.4 | 53 | 1 |
| 1979 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | 116 | 14.5 | 60 | 1 |
| CFL | 71 | 727 | 10.2 | 72 | 3 | |
| Totals | 71 | 727 | 10.2 | 72 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1977 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 30 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 50 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| CFL | 11 | 294 | 26.7 | 50 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 294 | 26.7 | 50 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1977 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||||||
| 1977 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1978 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1979 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| CFL | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |
| Totals | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 12 | |
| 1977 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 3 | |
| 1978 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | |
| 1979 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | |
| 1979 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | |
| 1983 | USFL | Tampa Bay Bandits |
Honors
1977 - CFL CFL East All-Star
