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Vernon Holland

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Holland played right tackle in Cincinnati, where he anchored the offensive line throughout the 1970s. For nine years, from the 1971 season through the 1979 season, he played in 119 games for the Bengals, starting all but one of those. He played in every Bengals game in eight of his nine seasons in
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In 1980, he played 10 games, starting five, for the New York Giants, then two games for the Detroit Lions. It was the final season of his 10-year NFL career.
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He later worked in the security department of the Nashville Arena. He died at age 49 of a heart attack on April 21, 1998, in Nashville.
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He was also known for expensive clothes, carrying a briefcase because he considered football serious business, and the nickname "Suki."
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The Bengals cut Holland prior to the 1980 season, partly to make way for rookie (and future Hall-of-Famer)
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In 1975, he was named second team All-American Football Conference (AFC) by
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Burials at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery (Nashville, Tennessee)
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He was selected in the first round (15th overall) of the
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Index

Tackle
San Antonio
Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee St.
1971
Cincinnati Bengals
1971
1979
Detroit Lions
1980
New York Giants
1980
PFR
football
offensive tackle
National Football League
Cincinnati Bengals
Detroit Lions
New York Giants
San Antonio, Texas
Sherman, Texas
college football
Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee
1971 NFL draft
UPI
Anthony Muñoz
Ohio Valley Conference
"Former Bengal Vernon Holland Dies"
"1971 NFL Draft Listing"

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