Bob Hollway
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | January 29, 1926 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died: | March 13, 1999 (aged 73) |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 199 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Superior (WI) Central |
| College: | Michigan |
| Career history | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season: | NFL: 8–18–2 (.321) |
| Coaching stats at PFR | |
Robert Hollway (January 29, 1926 – March 13, 1999) was an
College career
Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Hollway attended the University of Michigan, playing at the end position for the Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1947 to 1949.
After graduating in 1950, Hollway entered the coaching ranks the following year as an assistant at the University of Maine. After two seasons, he returned to the state of Michigan as both an assistant football and head basketball coach at Eastern Michigan University in 1953. From 1954 to 1965, he was an assistant football coach at the University of Michigan.
NFL career
On January 22, 1966, Hollway announced he was resigning to enter private business, but that time away, which included doing radio commentary on Wolverine games, lasted only one season before he came back as
Four years of success, including an appearance in
In February 1973, Hollway was hired a
In April 1978, Hollway resigned to again serve as defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings, but became involved in controversy when the Seahawks claimed the Vikings had tampered with him while still under contract.
Following the retirement of Grant at the conclusion of the 1983 NFL season, Hollway was demoted by Les Steckel to quality control assistant, serving primarily as a personnel director and scout.
Hollway died in 1999 at the age of 73.
Hollway's son Michael retired in 2011 after serving as the head football coach at
References
- ^ "Vikings Aide Picked As Cardinals Coach". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. February 13, 1971.
- ^ "Cardinals Drop Hollway". The New York Times. December 19, 1972.
- ^ "Hollway Added to Lions' Staff". Toledo Blade. February 14, 1973.
- ^ "Lions Sign Hollway". The Argus-Press. February 12, 1973.
- ^ "Lions Coaching Staff Continues Exodus". Ludington Daily News. January 16, 1975.
- ^ "Seattle Seahawks Name Assistant Coach". Lakeland Ledger. January 28, 1976.
- ^ "First Signature Services - Bruce Hollway - Minneapolis Agency". First Signature Services.
- ^ "Obituary for Bruce Hollway". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2022-07-31.