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Bill Holsclaw

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as the quarterback of the all-Southern Conference football team. He was also named the most valuable player within the boundaries of the Southern and Atlantic Coast Conferences.
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and became the first Virginia Tech player to tally 1,000 passing yards in a season. He also set new
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Holsclaw later worked as a high school teacher and coach. He was a football coach at
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Holsclaw and his wife Yvonne had four children: Kirsten, Olga, T.D., and Ryan.
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Holsclaw played college football at Virginia Tech under head coach
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from 1956 to 1958. He was the starting quarterback of the
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single-season records for both passing yards (1,013) and
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Index

Quarterback
Virginia Tech
American football
quarterback
Virginia Tech Hokies
Charleston, West Virginia
Frank Moseley
1958 team
Southern Conference
total offense
Associated Press
Big Creek High School
Spotsylvania High School
Osbourn High School
Woobridge High School



"Billy Holsclaw Voted Most Valuable Player"
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"Former Hokie QB will forever remain in the Tech record book"
"Tech Tops Keydets 21-16 As Holsclaw, Henry Shine"
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"Holsclaw Leaves A Rich Legacy"
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"Tech End Captains All-SC: Dale, Holsclaw Top Honor Team Voting"
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