Priest Holmes

Priest Anthony Holmes (born October 7, 1973 in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL.

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October 7 - 1973 - Fort Smith, Arkansas - American football - Running back - Kansas City Chiefs - NFL

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Holmes was raised in San Antonio, Texas. After graduating from high school, he played college football for the University of Texas, where he played with future Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams. After graduating from the university, he joined the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 1997. In the 1998 season with the Ravens, Holmes rushed over 1000 yards, including one 200-plus yard game, the highest single game total of the season. In addition, he helped the Ravens to win Super Bowl XXXV in 2001.

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San Antonio, Texas - College football - University of Texas - Heisman Trophy - Ricky Williams - Baltimore Ravens - Super Bowl XXXV

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The following season, Priest Holmes signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. In his first season with the Chiefs, he was the NFL's leading rusher with 1555 yards.

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Despite missing the final two games in the 2002 season because of a hip injury, Holmes rushed 1615 yards with 21 touchdowns. In the 2003 season, he broke Marshall Faulk's NFL record for touchdowns in a season with 27http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1695245. He is also the only running back in NFL history to have back to back seasons with 20 or more rushing touchdown, with 21 in 2002 and 27 in 2003. Priest may have repeated the feat during the 2004 season, but he suffered a season-ending injury. He still ended the season with 14 touchdowns.

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In his free time, Holmes has revealed that he enjoys playing chess.

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