Hollas played his high school football in Rosenberg, Texas at Lamar Consolidated High School before playing at Rice University in the SWC from 1987 to 1990. While at Rice Hollas played both Defensive Back and Quarterback and in 1988 also punted for the Owls. In his Freshman and Sophomore seasons he played in 22 games at DB while also completing 34 passes for 416 yards and 2 touchdowns. In 1989, he became the starting quarterback playing in 9 games and passing for 1,815 yards on 156 completions with 5 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. He also ran for 431 yards and 7 touchdowns. In his Senior season, Hollas completed 151 of 265 passes for 1,808 yards and 8 touchdown to 18 interceptions and added an impressive 11 rushing touchdowns on 122 carries for 195 yards. Hollas played in 20 games between 1991–1994 for the Cincinnati Bengals. He participated in training camp with the Detroit Lions and Houston Oilers in 1995 and 1996 and spent the 1997 off-season with the Washington Redskins before making the roster of the Oakland Raiders later that year.
Hollas played in the Arena Football League with the Texas Terror before signing with the Raiders in 1997.[2] Going into the 1998 season with Oakland, Hollas had only attempted two passes in the NFL since 1992. However, after an injury to starter Jeff George, Hollas saw significant action with the Raiders that season. Oakland was on a two-game winning streak when Hollas took over the 3–2 Raiders starting job, after helping them to a 23–20 victory over Arizona the week before with a touchdown run. Then, he promptly led the Raiders to three more victories in a row for a five-game winning streak and a 6–2 record at the halfway point under first-year head coach Jon Gruden. As the second half of the season commenced, the Raiders lost four out their next five games to drop to a 7–6 record. During that stretch Hollas threw 14 interceptions, with three of the pickoffs returned for touchdowns. In his last game as a starter he threw six interceptions against the Dolphins in a 27–17 loss.[3] The Raiders finished the season at 8-8.[4] Hollas was 4-2 as a starter during the 1998 campaign.
He participated in training camp with the Detroit Lions in 1999.
In 2000, his professional football career came to a conclusion and he entered the sports and education management arena. He served as an assistant coach with the Houston Marshals of the Spring Football League. He was the head football coach and associate athletic director at St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas from May 2008 through January 2012. During his four-year tenure, the Eagles appeared in the playoffs three times, including a state semi-final appearance in the fall of 2011. Currently, he is employed in the oil, gas, and energy sector in Houston.[5]
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A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page June 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Donald Wayne Hollas born November 22 1967 is a former American football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League NFL for six seasons during the 1990s He played college football for Rice University and thereafter was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL Draft 1 Hollas also played for the Oakland Raiders Donald HollasNo 12Position QuarterbackPersonal informationBorn 1967 11 22 November 22 1967 age 55 Kingsville Texas U S Career informationCollege RiceNFL Draft 1991 Round 4 Pick 99Career historyCincinnati Bengals 1991 1994 Houston Oilers 1995 Oakland Raiders 1997 1998 Career NFL statisticsPass completions 202Pass attempts 375Percentage 53 9Passing yards 2 399TD INT 13 21Passer rating 61 8Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 Playing career 2 Post football career 3 References 4 External linksPlaying career EditHollas played his high school football in Rosenberg Texas at Lamar Consolidated High School before playing at Rice University in the SWC from 1987 to 1990 While at Rice Hollas played both Defensive Back and Quarterback and in 1988 also punted for the Owls In his Freshman and Sophomore seasons he played in 22 games at DB while also completing 34 passes for 416 yards and 2 touchdowns In 1989 he became the starting quarterback playing in 9 games and passing for 1 815 yards on 156 completions with 5 touchdowns and 9 interceptions He also ran for 431 yards and 7 touchdowns In his Senior season Hollas completed 151 of 265 passes for 1 808 yards and 8 touchdown to 18 interceptions and added an impressive 11 rushing touchdowns on 122 carries for 195 yards Hollas played in 20 games between 1991 1994 for the Cincinnati Bengals He participated in training camp with the Detroit Lions and Houston Oilers in 1995 and 1996 and spent the 1997 off season with the Washington Redskins before making the roster of the Oakland Raiders later that year Hollas played in the Arena Football League with the Texas Terror before signing with the Raiders in 1997 2 Going into the 1998 season with Oakland Hollas had only attempted two passes in the NFL since 1992 However after an injury to starter Jeff George Hollas saw significant action with the Raiders that season Oakland was on a two game winning streak when Hollas took over the 3 2 Raiders starting job after helping them to a 23 20 victory over Arizona the week before with a touchdown run Then he promptly led the Raiders to three more victories in a row for a five game winning streak and a 6 2 record at the halfway point under first year head coach Jon Gruden As the second half of the season commenced the Raiders lost four out their next five games to drop to a 7 6 record During that stretch Hollas threw 14 interceptions with three of the pickoffs returned for touchdowns In his last game as a starter he threw six interceptions against the Dolphins in a 27 17 loss 3 The Raiders finished the season at 8 8 4 Hollas was 4 2 as a starter during the 1998 campaign He participated in training camp with the Detroit Lions in 1999 Post football career EditThis section uses citations that link to broken or outdated sources Please improve the article by following these instructions or discuss this issue on the talk page Help on using footnotes is available August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 2000 his professional football career came to a conclusion and he entered the sports and education management arena He served as an assistant coach with the Houston Marshals of the Spring Football League He was the head football coach and associate athletic director at St Thomas High School in Houston Texas from May 2008 through January 2012 During his four year tenure the Eagles appeared in the playoffs three times including a state semi final appearance in the fall of 2011 Currently he is employed in the oil gas and energy sector in Houston 5 References Edit 1991 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 05 07 Broncos will take Raiders QB Donald Hollas seriously Knight Ridder Tribune News Service November 19 1998 Sports Illustrated NFL Recap December 6 1998 1998 Oakland Raiders Pro Football Reference com Student Athlete International website Archived from the original on 2017 10 27 Retrieved 2017 10 27 External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Donald Hollas amp oldid 1153669002, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
