Robert "Bobby" Holmes 1985 - Football/Track & Field - Ottawa DATE OF BIRTH: November 4, 1911 BIRTH PLACE: Miami, Oklahoma TRIBE: Ottawa EDUCATION: Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas Riverside Junior College, Riverside, California Texas Technological College, Lubbock, Texas SPORTS DATA: Football, Track and Field ACHIEVEMENTS: 1929-1934 - Haskell Institute: Varsity Football Letterman 1931-34, Varsity Track and Field Letterman 1930-34. In 1932 Holmes ran 100 yard dash in 9.6 seconds in dual meet with Kansas University and threw Javelin 186 feet, eight inches in meet with Emporia State College and Baker University, establishing new Haskell High School Record 1936-1937 - Riverside Junior College: Varsity Football Letterman 1936, Varsity Track and Field Letterman 1937 1937-1940 Texas Technological College: Varsity Football Letterman 1937-38, Varsity Track and Field Letterman 1938-40, Halfback on Texas Tech Red Raiders Conference Championship Football Team Played in Sun Bowl Game January 1, 1938. Halfback on Texas Tech Red Raiders Conference Championship Football Team played in Cotton Bowl Game January 1, 1939. Signed contract and made Training Camp Cut for Halfback on Brooklyn Dodgers Professional Football Team. QUOTE: The Daily Oklahoman "Ottawa star is sensation in open field."

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