Lou Holland

Lou Holland
Born:(1941-12-13)December 13, 1941
Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:February 16, 2016(2016-02-16) (aged 74)
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)HB
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
CollegeWisconsin
Career history
As player
1964BC Lions
Career highlights and awards

Louis Alfred Holland, Sr. (December 13, 1941 – February 16, 2016) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions. He won the Grey Cup with them in 1964.[1] He played college football previously with the University of Wisconsin. After his football career he was an investment management executive. In 2011, he was inducted into the University of Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame.[2] Holland was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2010 and lived in a nursing home in Oak Park, Illinois.[3][4][5] He died in 2016 at the age of 74.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Lou Holland".
  2. ^ "Hall of Fame Class of 2011: Lou Holland".
  3. ^ "Toughness still key trait for Hall of Fame inductee Holland - UWBadgers.com - the Official Athletic Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Peter Jackel (October 19, 2012). "RACINE COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME: Holland 'one of the guys' throughout successful life". Journal Times.
  5. ^ University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. "UW-Madison HealthEmotions Research Institute Honors Legacy of Louis A. Holland, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health". UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
  6. ^ "Louis Holland Obituary - Wheaton, IL - Racine Journal Times". Racine Journal Times.


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