Robert HolmesHolmes, Robert (Tank)Height: 5-9 Weight: 221 Born: October 5, 1945 Huntsville, TX Died: April 14, 2018 Danville, SK High School: Sam Houston (Huntsville, TX) |
| Year | College | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Southern University | |
| 1965 | Southern University | |
| 1966 | Southern University | |
| 1967 | Southern University |
| Draft: 14th round (375th overall) 1968 Kansas City Chiefs |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1968 KC AFL | 45 | FB | 14 | 10 |
| 1969 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1969 KC AFL | 45 | RB | 14 | 14 |
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL | 45 | RB | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1971 KC NFL | 45 | RB | 6 | 0 |
| 1971 Houston Oilers (NFL)1971 HOU NFL | 39 | RB | 8 | 8 |
| 1971 Year (NFL)1971 Year NFL | 14 | 8 | ||
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 39 | RB | 6 | 2 |
| 1973 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1973 SD NFL | 38 | RB | 13 | 2 |
| 1974 Portland Storm (WFL)1974 POR WFL | 41 | RB | 7 | |
| 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | 36 | RB | 14 | 2 |
| 1976 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1976 SAS CFL | 30 | RB | 5 | |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 89 | 38 | ||
| 1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL | 5 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/31/1968 | 1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1968 KC AFL |
| Signed | 1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1968 KC AFL | |
| Traded | 10/25/1971 | 1971 Houston Oilers (NFL)1971 HOU NFL |
| Released | 1973 Houston Oilers (NFL)1973 HOU NFL | |
| Signed | 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | |
| Released | 1973 Chicago Bears (NFL)1973 CHIB NFL | |
| Signed | 1973 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1973 SD NFL | |
| Released | 9/13/1974 | 1974 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1974 SD NFL |
| Signed | 9/24/1974 | 1974 Portland Storm (WFL)1974 POR WFL |
| Free Agent | 1974 Portland Storm (WFL)1974 POR WFL | |
| Signed | 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1968 KC AFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1969 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1969 KC AFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1971 Houston Oilers (NFL)1971 HOU NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1971 Year (NFL)1971 Year NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1973 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1973 SD NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1974 Portland Storm (WFL)1974 POR WFL | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 7 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 162 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1968 KC AFL | 174 | 866 | 5.0 | 76t | 7 | ||||
| 1969 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1969 KC AFL | 150 | 612 | 4.1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL | 63 | 206 | 3.3 | 22 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1971 KC NFL | 21 | 35 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 Houston Oilers (NFL)1971 HOU NFL | 91 | 288 | 3.2 | 31 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1971 Year (NFL)1971 Year NFL | 112 | 323 | 2.9 | 31 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 43 | 172 | 4.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1973 SD NFL | 78 | 289 | 3.7 | 24 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1974 Portland Storm (WFL)1974 POR WFL | 13 | 23 | 1.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | 19 | 42 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1976 SAS CFL | 44 | 181 | 4.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 639 | 2510 | 3.9 | 76t | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 44 | 181 | 4.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | YAC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1968 KC AFL | 19 | 201 | 10.6 | 43 | 0 | |||||||
| 1969 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1969 KC AFL | 26 | 266 | 10.2 | 33t | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL | 23 | 173 | 7.5 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1971 KC NFL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1971 Houston Oilers (NFL)1971 HOU NFL | 17 | 138 | 8.1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1971 Year (NFL)1971 Year NFL | 19 | 154 | 8.1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1973 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1973 SD NFL | 19 | 151 | 7.9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1974 Portland Storm (WFL)1974 POR WFL | 7 | 34 | 4.9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1975 Houston Oilers (NFL)1975 HOU NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1976 SAS CFL | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 42 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 132 | 1136 | 8.6 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 42 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1969 KC AFL | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL | 19 | 535 | 28.2 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| 1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1971 KC NFL | 7 | 171 | 24.4 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 1971 Houston Oilers (NFL)1971 HOU NFL | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 Year (NFL)1971 Year NFL | 12 | 300 | 25.0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 Portland Storm (WFL)1974 POR WFL | 1 | - | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 35 | 928 | 26.5 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 2.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1968 KC AFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1969 KC AFL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1971 KC NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Houston Oilers (NFL)1971 HOU NFL | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 Year (NFL)1971 Year NFL | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Houston Oilers (NFL)1972 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1973 SD NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)1976 SAS CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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