Ed "Punky" Holler (born Joseph Edward Holler; January 23, 1940 – November 21, 2021[1]), was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).

Ed Holler
No. 65, 31
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1940-01-23)January 23, 1940
Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S.
Died:November 21, 2021(2021-11-21) (aged 81)
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Dreher (South Carolina)
College:South Carolina
NFL draft:1963 / round: 14 / pick: 196
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Punts:31
Punt yards:1,334
Yard/Punt:43.0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Football career

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Holler was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1963 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers and played that season with team. The following season, he played with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

He played at the collegiate level at the University of South Carolina.[2]

Career as a lawyer

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Holler represented football legend George Rogers on his cocaine charges in 1990.[3] In 2014, he received the Presidents Award from the South Carolina Association for Justice.[4] At the time of his death, in 2021, Holler was a named partner with HOLLER, GARNER, CORBETT, GILCHRIST, & MASON.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ed Holler Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ed Holler Stats, News and Video - LB". NFL.com.
  3. ^ Pierre-Yves Glass (April 11, 1990). "S. CAROLINA PULLS ROGERS OFF HIS JOB". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  4. ^ "SCAJ Press Releases".
  5. ^ Monk, John (November 22, 2021). "Former USC and NFL football player, Columbia lawyer 'Punky' Holler dies at 81". The State. Retrieved October 23, 2023.