Ed Holler
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | January 23, 1940 Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | November 21, 2021 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Dreher (South Carolina) | ||||||||||||
| College | South Carolina (1958-1962) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1963: 14th round, 196th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Ed "Punky" Holler (born Joseph Edward Holler; January 23, 1940 – November 21, 2021[1]), was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).
Football career
[edit]Holler was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1963 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers and played that season with team.[2] The following season, he played with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
He played at the collegiate level at the University of South Carolina.[3]
Career as a lawyer
[edit]Holler represented football legend George Rogers on his cocaine charges in 1990.[4] In 2014, he received the Presidents Award from the South Carolina Association for Justice.[5] At the time of his death, in 2021, Holler was a named partner with HOLLER, GARNER, CORBETT, GILCHRIST, & MASON.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ed Holler Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "1963 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ^ "Ed Holler Stats, News and Video - LB". NFL.com.
- ^ Pierre-Yves Glass (April 11, 1990). "S. CAROLINA PULLS ROGERS OFF HIS JOB". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
- ^ "SCAJ Press Releases".
- ^ Monk, John (November 22, 2021). "Former USC and NFL football player, Columbia lawyer 'Punky' Holler dies at 81". The State. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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