| Born: | December 13, 1941 Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Died: | February 16, 2016 (aged 74) Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | HB |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1964 | BC Lions |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Louis Alfred Holland, Sr. (December 13, 1941 – February 16, 2016) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1964.[1] He played college football previously with the University of Wisconsin. After his football career he was an investment management executive. In 2011, he was inducted into the University of Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame.[2] Holland was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2010 and lived in a nursing home in Oak Park, Illinois.[3][4][5] He died in 2016 at the age of 74.[6]
References
- ^ "Lou Holland".
- ^ "Hall of Fame Class of 2011: Lou Holland".
- ^ "Toughness still key trait for Hall of Fame inductee Holland - UWBadgers.com - the Official Athletic Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". Archived from the original on 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
- ^ Peter Jackel (19 October 2012). "RACINE COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME: Holland 'one of the guys' throughout successful life". Journal Times.
- ^ University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. "UW-Madison HealthEmotions Research Institute Honors Legacy of Louis A. Holland, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health". UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
- ^ "Louis Holland Obituary - Wheaton, IL - Racine Journal Times". Racine Journal Times.
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