RICHARD HOLMESHolmes, RichardHeight: 5-10 Weight: 222 Born: September 24, 1952 Hope Mills, NC High School: Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield, NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Winston-Salem State | Played |
| 1973 | Chowan JC | |
| 1974 | Edinboro | Played |
| 1975 | Edinboro | Played |
| Relatives: Father of Tyler Holmes |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1977 TOR CFL | RB | 3 | ||
| 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1977 OTT CFL | RB | 12 | ||
| 1977 Year (CFL)1977 Year CFL | 15 | |||
| 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1978 OTT CFL | 28 | RB | 16 | |
| 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1979 OTT CFL | 28 | RB | 6 | |
| 1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1979 WPG CFL | 39 | RB | 4 | |
| 1979 Year (CFL)1979 Year CFL | 10 | |||
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 35 | FB | ||
| 3 Years (CFL)3 Years CFL | 41 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1976 New York Jets (NFL)1976 NYJ NFL | |
| Released | 1976 New York Jets (NFL)1976 NYJ NFL | |
| Signed | 1977 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1977 TOR CFL | |
| Released | 1977 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1977 TOR CFL | |
| Signed | 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1977 OTT CFL | |
| Released | 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1979 OTT CFL | |
| Signed | 1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1979 WPG CFL | |
| Released | 1980 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1980 WPG CFL | |
| Signed | ||
| Free Agent | ||
| Signed | 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | |
| Released | 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | |
| Signed | 1984 Washington Federals (USFL)1984 WAS USFL | |
| Released | 1984 Washington Federals (USFL)1984 WAS USFL | |
| Signed | 1985 Memphis Showboats (USFL)1985 MEM USFL | |
| Reserve/Did Not Report | 1/21/1985 | 1985 Memphis Showboats (USFL)1985 MEM USFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 8/7/1986 | 1985 Memphis Showboats (USFL)1985 MEM USFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1977 TOR CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1977 OTT CFL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |||
| 1977 Year (CFL)1977 Year CFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||
| 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1978 OTT CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1979 OTT CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 1979 Year (CFL)1979 Year CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1977 TOR CFL | 31 | 151 | 4.9 | 28 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1977 OTT CFL | 147 | 865 | 5.9 | 72 | 9 | ||||
| 1977 Year (CFL)1977 Year CFL | 178 | 1016 | 5.7 | 72 | 10 | ||||
| 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1978 OTT CFL | 142 | 607 | 4.3 | 54 | 3 | ||||
| 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1979 OTT CFL | 55 | 188 | 3.4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1979 WPG CFL | 29 | 130 | 4.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Year (CFL)1979 Year CFL | 84 | 318 | 3.8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Tampa Bay Bandits (USFL)1983 TB USFL | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1977 TOR CFL | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1977 OTT CFL | 20 | 226 | 11.3 | 72 | 1 | ||||||
| 1977 Year (CFL)1977 Year CFL | 28 | 272 | 9.7 | 72 | 1 | ||||||
| 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1978 OTT CFL | 30 | 313 | 10.4 | 53 | 1 | ||||||
| 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1979 OTT CFL | 8 | 116 | 14.5 | 60 | 1 | ||||||
| 1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1979 WPG CFL | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 Year (CFL)1979 Year CFL | 13 | 142 | 10.9 | 60 | 1 | ||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 71 | 727 | 10.2 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1977 TOR CFL | 2 | - | 48 | 24.0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1977 OTT CFL | 2 | - | 51 | 25.5 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1977 Year (CFL)1977 Year CFL | 4 | - | 99 | 24.8 | 31 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1978 OTT CFL | 3 | - | 79 | 26.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1979 OTT CFL | 1 | - | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1979 WPG CFL | 3 | - | 88 | 29.3 | 50 | 0 | |||
| 1979 Year (CFL)1979 Year CFL | 4 | - | 116 | 29.0 | 50 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 11 | 294 | 26.7 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)1977 TOR CFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1977 OTT CFL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 Year (CFL)1977 Year CFL | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 Ottawa Rough Riders (CFL)1978 OTT CFL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1979 WPG CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 Year (CFL)1979 Year CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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