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Position: | Quarterback |
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Born: | Carson, California, U.S. | June 25, 1967
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight: | 186 lb (84 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Phineas Banning (Wilmington, California) |
College: | Oklahoma |
Undrafted: | 1989 |
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Jamelle Holieway (born June 25, 1967) is an American former college and professional football player who was a quarterback for the University of Oklahoma. He led the Oklahoma Sooners to a national championship in 1985.
Holieway is considered one of the greatest option quarterbacks in NCAA Division I-A history. Highly recruited from Banning High School in Wilmington, Los Angeles, California, under longtime head coach Chris Ferragamo, Holieway attracted interest from a swarm of schools. Oklahoma, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Colorado, Oregon, and USC came after Holieway. His decision to play for the Sooners came at the last minute, as he had a three-year-old sister that he didn't want to leave behind.