# Rodney Holman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rodney_Holman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rodney_Holman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Holman > Source revision: 1350310540 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}} {{Use American English|date=February 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Rodney Holman | number = 82 | position = [Tight end](/source/Tight_end) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|4|20}} | birth_place = [Ypsilanti, Michigan](/source/Ypsilanti%2C_Michigan), U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb = 238 | high_school = [Ypsilanti](/source/Ypsilanti_High_School) (Ypsilanti, Michigan) | college = [Tulane](/source/Tulane_Green_Wave_football) | draftyear = 1982 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 82 | teams = * [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals) ([1982](/source/1982_NFL_season)–[1992](/source/1992_NFL_season)) * [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) ([1993](/source/1993_NFL_season)–[1995](/source/1995_NFL_season)) | highlights = * 3× Second-team [All-Pro](/source/All-Pro) ([1988](/source/1988_All-Pro_Team)–[1990](/source/1990_All-Pro_Team)) * 3× [Pro Bowl](/source/Pro_Bowl) ([1988](/source/1989_Pro_Bowl)–[1990](/source/1991_Pro_Bowl)) * Second-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) ([1981](/source/1981_College_Football_All-America_Team)) | statlabel1 = [Reception](/source/Reception_(American_football))s | statvalue1 = 365 | statlabel2 = [Receiving yards](/source/Receiving_yards) | statvalue2 = 4,771 | statlabel3 = [Receiving touchdowns](/source/Touchdown) | statvalue3 = 36 | pfr = HolmRo00 }} '''Rodney Alan Holman''' (born April 20, 1960) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [tight end](/source/tight_end) for the [Cincinnati Bengals](/source/Cincinnati_Bengals) (1982–1992), and the [Detroit Lions](/source/Detroit_Lions) (1993–1995) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). ==Biography== Holman was born in [Ypsilanti, Michigan](/source/Ypsilanti%2C_Michigan) and graduated from [Ypsilanti High School](/source/Ypsilanti_High_School) in 1978 where he starred on the football team and was an all-state wrestler.{{cite book|last=Stone|first=Mike and Regner, Art|title=The Great Book of Detroit Sports Lists|date=2008|publisher=Running Press|url=https://archive.org/details/greatbookofdetro0000ston |url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/greatbookofdetro0000ston/page/203 203]|isbn=9780786741717}} Before his NFL career, Holman played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Tulane University](/source/Tulane_University).{{cite book|last=Higgins|first=Ruby D. and Ekeler, William J.|title=The Black Student's Guide to College Success|date=1994|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|page=[https://archive.org/details/blackstudentsgui00clid/page/157 157]|url=https://archive.org/details/blackstudentsgui00clid |url-access=registration|isbn=9780313294310}} Holman started all four of his seasons at Tulane, setting school records for receptions (135) and receiving yards (1,512) by a tight end. His 47 receptions in 1979 set a single season school record for catching by a tight end as well. In his four seasons on the team, The Green Wave posted a 26–20 record, and made it to consecutive Bowl games for the first time ever. Future NFL kicker [Eddie Murray](/source/Eddie_Murray) was also a member of the team around that time.{{cite web| url = http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site728.php| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140322044906/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site728.php| archive-date = 2014-03-22| title = Rodney Holman - Hall of Fame / Allstate Sugar Bowl}} He was selected by the Bengals in the third round of the [1982 NFL draft](/source/1982_NFL_draft).{{cite web|url= http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/sports-blogs/rene-nadeau/596610-where-are-they-now-former-tulane-and-nfl-tight-end-rodney-holman.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130609065801/http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/sports-blogs/rene-nadeau/596610-where-are-they-now-former-tulane-and-nfl-tight-end-rodney-holman.html|url-status= usurped|archive-date= June 9, 2013|title= Where are they now? Former Tulane and NFL tight end Rodney Holman |publisher = Sports Nola|access-date= March 21, 2014}} A 3-time [Pro Bowl](/source/Pro_Bowl) selection from 1988 to 1990,{{cite web|url= https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ycn-8581657|title= Top five NFL players who played for the Tulane Green Wave: A fan's opinion|publisher = Yahoo Sports|access-date= March 21, 2014}} Holman's superb [blocking](/source/Blocking_(American_football)) and pass catching abilities were a great asset to his team, and helped lead the Bengals to an AFC Championship and appearance in [Super Bowl XXIII](/source/Super_Bowl_XXIII).{{cite web|url= http://tulane.edu/news/newwave/013014_nwinsider.cfm?RenderForPrint=1|title= The Insider: Super Bowl XLVIII colder than VI?|publisher= Tulane University|access-date= March 21, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=March 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} By the time he retired in 1996, Holman had played in 213 games, the second most games played by a tight end in NFL history behind [Pete Metzelaars](/source/Pete_Metzelaars) (234). In his 14 seasons, Holman amassed 365 [receptions](/source/Reception_(American_football)) for 4,771 yards and 36 [touchdown](/source/touchdown)s.{{cite web|url= http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site728.php|title= Rodney Holman|publisher= Allstate Sugar Bowl|access-date= March 21, 2014|archive-date= March 22, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140322044906/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site728.php|url-status= dead}} As of 2005, Holman's 318 receptions with the Bengals are the most ever by a tight end in franchise history and ranks him as their 6th all-time leading receiver. After his NFL career ended, Holman served as an assistant [coach](/source/Coach_(sport)) for the [New Orleans Saints](/source/New_Orleans_Saints) from 1998 to 1999.{{cite web|url= http://prod.static.saints.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/All-Time%20Roster%20Coaches.pdf|title= New Orleans Saints All-Time Coaching Roster|publisher= New Orleans Saints|access-date= March 21, 2014|archive-date= March 22, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140322052500/http://prod.static.saints.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/All-Time%20Roster%20Coaches.pdf|url-status= dead}} ==NFL career statistics== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" ! colspan="2"| Legend |- | '''Bold''' | Career high |} === Regular season === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Receiving |- ! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD |- ! [1982](/source/1982_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1982_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | 9 || 0 || 3 || 18 || 6.0 || 10 || 1 |- ! [1983](/source/1983_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1983_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | '''16''' || 0 || 2 || 15 || 7.5 || 10 || 0 |- ! [1984](/source/1984_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1984_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | '''16''' || 2 || 21 || 239 || 11.4 || 27 || 1 |- ! [1985](/source/1985_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1985_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | '''16''' || '''16''' || 38 || 479 || 12.6 || 64 || 7 |- ! [1986](/source/1986_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1986_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | '''16''' || '''16''' || 40 || 570 || 14.3 || 34 || 2 |- ! [1987](/source/1987_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1987_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | 12 || 12 || 28 || 438 || '''15.6''' || 61 || 2 |- ! [1988](/source/1988_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1988_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | '''16''' || '''16''' || 39 || 527 || 13.5 || 33 || 3 |- ! [1989](/source/1989_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1989_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | '''16''' || 15 || '''50''' || '''736''' || 14.7 || '''73''' || '''9''' |- ! [1990](/source/1990_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1990_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | '''16''' || 15 || 40 || 596 || 14.9 || 53 || 5 |- ! [1991](/source/1991_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1991_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | '''16''' || 15 || 31 || 445 || 14.4 || 39 || 2 |- ! [1992](/source/1992_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1992_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | '''16''' || 13 || 26 || 266 || 10.2 || 26 || 2 |- ! [1993](/source/1993_NFL_season) !! [DET](/source/1993_Detroit_Lions_season) | '''16''' || '''16''' || 25 || 244 || 9.8 || 28 || 2 |- ! [1994](/source/1994_NFL_season) !! [DET](/source/1994_Detroit_Lions_season) | 15 || 7 || 17 || 163 || 9.6 || 18 || 0 |- ! [1995](/source/1995_NFL_season) !! [DET](/source/1995_Detroit_Lions_season) | '''16''' || 3 || 5 || 35 || 7.0 || 9 || 0 |- ! colspan="2"| !! 212 !! 146 !! 365 !! 4,771 !! 13.1 !! 73 !! 36 |} === Playoffs === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Receiving |- ! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD |- ! [1982](/source/1982_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1982_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 |- ! [1988](/source/1988_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1988_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | '''3''' || '''3''' || '''7''' || 82 || 11.7 || 24 || 0 |- ! [1990](/source/1990_NFL_season) !! [CIN](/source/1990_Cincinnati_Bengals_season) | 2 || 2 || 4 || '''102''' || '''25.5''' || '''46''' || 0 |- ! [1993](/source/1993_NFL_season) !! [DET](/source/1993_Detroit_Lions_season) | 1 || 1 || 3 || 31 || 10.3 || 16 || 0 |- ! [1994](/source/1994_NFL_season) !! [DET](/source/1994_Detroit_Lions_season) | 1 || 1 || 4 || 30 || 7.5 || 12 || 0 |- ! [1995](/source/1995_NFL_season) !! [DET](/source/1995_Detroit_Lions_season) | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 |- ! colspan="2"| !! 9 !! 7 !! 18 !! 245 !! 13.6 !! 46 !! 0 |} ==Honors== Holman was inducted into the Tulane Hall Of Fame in 1990,{{cite web|url= http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/holman_rodney00.html|title= Rodney Holman|publisher= Tulane Green Wave|access-date= March 21, 2014|archive-date= December 30, 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101230060101/http://www.tulanegreenwave.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/holman_rodney00.html|url-status= dead}} and the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.{{cite web|url= http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site728.php|title= Rodney Holman|publisher= Allstate Sugar Bowl|access-date= March 21, 2014|archive-date= March 22, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140322044906/http://www.allstatesugarbowl.org/site728.php|url-status= dead}} ==Family life== Holman and his wife Sandra have two daughters, Rachael and Shayla.{{cite web|url= http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/sports-blogs/rene-nadeau/596610-where-are-they-now-former-tulane-and-nfl-tight-end-rodney-holman.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130609065801/http://www.sportsnola.com/sports/sports-blogs/rene-nadeau/596610-where-are-they-now-former-tulane-and-nfl-tight-end-rodney-holman.html|url-status= usurped|archive-date= June 9, 2013|title= Where are they now? Former Tulane and NFL tight end Rodney Holman |publisher = Sports Nola|access-date= March 21, 2014}} He is now retired and living in [Slidell, Louisiana](/source/Slidell%2C_Louisiana).{{cite web|url= http://prod.static.saints.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/All-Time%20Roster%20Coaches.pdf|title= New Orleans Saints All-Time Coaching Roster|publisher= New Orleans Saints|access-date= March 21, 2014|archive-date= March 22, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140322052500/http://prod.static.saints.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/All-Time%20Roster%20Coaches.pdf|url-status= dead}} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== * [http://www.bengals.com/team/history/receiving_alltime.asp All-time leading Bengals receivers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060110033425/http://www.bengals.com/team/history/receiving_alltime.asp |date=January 10, 2006 }} * [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/HolmRo00.htm Holman's stats at pro-football-reference.com] {{Bengals1982DraftPicks}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Holman, Rodney}} Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Players of American football from Ypsilanti, Michigan Category:American football tight ends Category:Tulane Green Wave football players Category:Cincinnati Bengals players Category:Detroit Lions players Category:American Conference Pro Bowl players Category:New Orleans Saints coaches Category:Sportspeople from Slidell, Louisiana Category:Players of American football from St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rodney Holman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Holman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Holman?action=history)). 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