 Ken Holley, c. 1944 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | October 9, 1919 Hartford, Connecticut |
| Died: | March 1, 1986 (aged 66) Livingston, New Jersey |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | St. John's Prep (MA) |
| College: | Holy Cross |
| Position: | Quarterback |
| Career history | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Kenneth Joseph Holley (October 9, 1919 – March 1, 1986) was an American football quarterback.
Holley was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1919 and attended St. John's Prep. He played college football at Holy Cross.[1] He served in the Army during World War II and was the quarterback on the undefeated 1944 Randolph Field Ramblers football team that won the Treasury Bond Bowl and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll.[2][3][4] In 1945, he played for the ATC Rockets in the Air Force League.[5]
After the war, Holley played professional football for the Miami Seahawks of the All-America Football Conference in 1946. He appeared in five games for the Seahawks.[1]
He died in 1986 in Livingston, New Jersey.[1]
- ^ a b c "Ken Holley Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "Randolph Field Ace". Hartford Courant. October 17, 1944. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seahawks Sign Passer Ken Holley". The Miami Herald. November 2, 1946. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1944 Randolph Field Ramblers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
- ^ "15,000 Fans to Watch Rockets-Aces Game". The Tennessean. October 21, 1945 – via Newspapers.com.