Irv Holdash
Holdash from 1951 Yackety Yack | |
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| Positions | Center, Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 19, 1929 Austintown, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | December 18, 1992 (aged 63) Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school | Austintown-Fitch |
| College | North Carolina (1948–1950) |
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Irvin J. Holdash (September 19, 1929 – December 18, 1992), sometimes known by the nickname "Huck",[1] was an American football player. He grew up in Austintown, Ohio, and played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team at the center and linebacker positions from 1948 to 1950.[2][3][1][4][5][6][7] He was selected by the All-America Board as a first-team center and by the Associated Press as a first-team linebacker on the 1950 College Football All-America Team.[8][9] He was selected by the Cleveland Browns with the 82nd pick in the 1951 NFL draft, but instead joined the United States Army where he served for two years. He later worked for many years for Norton Company as a packaging engineer.
References
- ^ a b Susie T. Parker (November 19, 1950). "Huck Holdash, UNC Grid Captain, Has Unusual Philosophy Of Life". Greenboro Daily News. p. 11 (Women's section) – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "All-Stars Add Line Backing Ace Holdash: Snavely Calls Him Near Perfect". Chicago Tribune. June 25, 1951.
- ^ Susie T. Barker (November 19, 1950). "Holdash's Career Like A Horatio Alger Yarn". The Charlotte Observer. p. 18B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big Irving Holdash Hero Of Chapel Hill; Burly Line-Backer Matches His Publicity". The Hopewell News. United Press. November 20, 1950. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Larry Fox (September 27, 1950). "Ask The Men In The Know: It's Holdash Who Tackles Hardest In Tough League". The Charlotte News. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "One-Man Gang on Defense". Twin City Sentinel. November 29, 1949. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Billy Carmichael III (September 27, 1949). "On One Irv Holdash". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1220. ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ "Two Platoons Selected for All-American Team". Janesville Daily Gazette. December 6, 1950.