E. J. HOLUB

'Emil Joe Holub' (born January 5, 1938 in Schulenburg, Texas) is a former AFL and NFL player. Collegiately, he played for Texas Tech.

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College

AFL and NFL

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External links

College

E.J. Holub graduated from Lubbock High School in 1957 and went on to attend Texas Tech University. As a member of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Holub was a two-time All-American center, in 1959 and 1960. He was the first player in Texas Tech football history to have his jersey number (55) retired. He was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Honor at Texas Tech. He was also inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana in 1986.

AFL and NFL

In 1961, the American Football League's Dallas Texans drafted Holub. He started for the Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs as a linebacker, and as a center.
Even after nine knee surgeries, Holub was a leader, a "holler guy", and he was a team player, enduring pain to lead his team. He would spend hours in the training room, watching blood and liquid drain from his knee, then go out to the field and perform as though he was suffering from no physical problem.
He was an American Football League All-Star in 1961, '62, '64, '65 and '66 and was the only player to start two Super Bowls at two different positions. He started Super Bowl I at linebacker, then started Super Bowl IV at center and was a driving force in helping the Chiefs defeat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7.

See also

★ Other American Football League players

External links

★ American Football League Website

★ E.J. Holub Strength and Conditioning Center