About Gordon Holmes
Lived 1905 – 1963 (aged 57–58). Gordon Holmes was an American american football player.
Gordon Forrest "Sherlock" Holmes ( 1905 – August 8, 1963) was a college football player.
College football Holmes was an All-Southern center for Wallace Wade's Alabama Crimson Tide football teams of the University of Alabama, a member of the first Southern team to win a Rose Bowl. He got a case of appendicitis en route to the second one while in El Paso, and was left there with the idea of Babe Pearce filling in for Holmes. Holmes let his doctors know he would catch the next train to Pasadena. The team's roster lists him as from Springville, Alabama.
He died on August 8, 1963.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Gordon Holmes?
All-Southern college footballer
When was Gordon Holmes born?
Gordon Holmes was born in 1905 in Springville.
When did Gordon Holmes die?
Gordon Holmes died on 9 August 1963 in Fairfield.
What was Gordon Holmes's occupation?
Gordon Holmes was an american football player.
What nationality was Gordon Holmes?
Gordon Holmes was American.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Gordon Holmes (American football)
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MLA: "Gordon Holmes." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gordon-holmes/.
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