Mike Holovak
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| Position: | Fullback |
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| Date of birth: | September 19, 1919 |
| Place of birth: | Lansford, Pennsylvania |
| Date of death: | January 27, 2008 (aged 88) |
| Place of death: | Ruskin, Florida |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 213 lb (97 kg) |
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| High school: | Patchogue (NY) Seton Hall |
| College: | Boston College |
| NFL Draft: | 1943 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5 |
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| Regular season: | NCAA: 49–29 (.628) NFL: 52–47–9 (.523) |
| Postseason: | NFL: 1–1 (.500) |
| Career: | NCAA: 49–29 (.628) NFL: 53–48–9 (.523) |
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Michael Joseph Holovak (September 19, 1919 – January 27, 2008) was an American football player, coach, and executive. He played college football at Boston College, where he was named an All-American at fullback in 1942. Holovak was selected in the first round of the 1943 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams. After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, he played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Rams, who had moved to Los Angeles, in 1946 and with the Chicago Bears in 1947 and 1948. Holovak served as the head football coach at his alma mater, Boston College, from 1951 to 1959, compiling a record of 49–29–3. In 1960, he joined the Boston Patriots of the American Football League as an assistant coach under Lou Saban. Holovak took over as head coach after Saban's firing midway through the 1961 season and remained as the team's head coach through the 1968 season. In 1976, he served one game as head coach for the New York Jets. He was also the general manager of the Houston Oilers from 1989 to 1993. Holovak was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1985.
Holovak, one of six children and the youngest of five sons of Czechoslovakian immigrants, grew up in the coal mining town of Lansford, Pennsylvania. During his high school playing days, he helped defeat a team coached by future legend Vince Lombardi.
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