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Updated his career AFL statistics.

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{{Short description|American football player (1985–2023)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Louis Holmes
| image =
| caption =
| current_team =
| number = 62, 71
| position = [[Defensive end]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1985|2|24}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|6|13|1985|2|24}}<ref name="spears">{{cite news |last1=Spears |first1=Justin |title=Former UA star D-lineman Louis Holmes dies at 38; remembered for big game, personality |url=https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/football/former-ua-star-d-lineman-louis-holmes-dies-at-38-remembered-for-big-game-personality/article_d5d66040-0ba8-11ee-abb1-b3dc4162849f.html |access-date=12 July 2023 |work=Arizona Daily Star |date=15 June 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Memphis, Tennessee]], U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 275
| high_school = [[Dillard High School|Fort Lauderdale (FL) Dillard]]
| college = [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]]
| undraftedyear = 2008
| pastteams =
* [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|2008}})*
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|2009}})*
* [[Sacramento Mountain Lions|California Redwoods]] ({{UFL Year|2009}})
* [[Spokane Shock]] ({{AFL Year|2012}})
* [[Los Angeles KISS]] ({{AFL Year|2015}})
| highlights =
* Second-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-10]] ([[2006 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team|2006]])
* NJCAA [[All-American]] (2005)
| aflstatlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]]
| aflstatvalue1 = 11
| aflstatlabel2 = [[Pass deflections]]
| aflstatvalue2 = 2
| aflstatlabel3 = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
| aflstatvalue3 = 1
| aflstatlabel4 = [[Receiving yards]]
| aflstatvalue4 = 12
| afl = 11670
}}

'''Louis Holmes''' (February 24, 1985 – June 13, 2023) was an [[American football]] [[defensive end]]. He was signed by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] as an [[undrafted free agent]] in 2008. He played [[college football]] at [[Arizona Wildcats football|Arizona]].

==Early life==
He spent final prep season at [[Dillard High School]] (Fort Lauderdale, FL) after attending his first three years of high school in his hometown of Memphis.

==College career==
Holmes totaled 265 tackles, 22.0 sacks and 50.5 tackles for loss in four collegiate seasons, spending first two years at [[Scottsdale Community College]] before transferring to the [[University of Arizona]] for his final two campaigns. He played in 12 games with 10 starts for Arizona as a senior in 2007, tallying 37 tackles, two sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss. He was named Second-team All-[[Pac-10]] during first season at Arizona as a junior, recording 36 tackles, four sacks, five tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He combined for 192 tackles, 16.0 sacks and 40 tackles for loss in two seasons at Scottsdale Community College, garnering NJCAA All-American, All-Regional and All-Western States Football League honors.<ref name="spears" />

==Professional career==

===San Francisco 49ers===
Holmes was signed by the [[San Francisco 49ers]] as a rookie free agent on May 1, 2008.

===Los Angeles KISS===
On January 23, 2015, Holmes was assigned to the [[Los Angeles KISS]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFL.com player}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Louis}}
[[Category:1985 births]]
[[Category:2023 deaths]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Memphis, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]
[[Category:American football defensive ends]]
[[Category:Scottsdale Fighting Artichokes football players]]
[[Category:Arizona Wildcats football players]]
[[Category:San Francisco 49ers players]]
[[Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players]]
[[Category:Sacramento Mountain Lions players]]
[[Category:Spokane Shock players]]
[[Category:Los Angeles Kiss players]]

Louis Holmes (American football) - Revision history

imported>Granato94215: Updated his career AFL statistics.