Condredge Holloway's grandfather on his father's side was born a slave, but was emancipated as a child in 1865.
10 Facts About Condredge Holloway
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Condredge Holloway starred as a high school baseball player at Lee High School in Huntsville, where he was named to the ABCA High School All-America Baseball Team.
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Condredge Holloway was selected as a shortstop by the Montreal Expos in the 1971 Major League Baseball draft.
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Condredge Holloway was Montreal's first pick, and he was the fourth player selected overall.
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In so doing Condredge Holloway became the first African-American to start at the quarterback position in a Southeastern Conference school.
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The outstanding prospect bypassed a baseball career, and Condredge Holloway opted instead for a two-sport collegiate career and went on to excel on the diamond.
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Condredge Holloway ended his career with the best interception-to-attempt ratio in Tennessee history, throwing just 12 interceptions in 407 collegiate attempts.
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Condredge Holloway finished his career with the BC Lions and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Currently, Condredge Holloway is the assistant athletic director at the University of Tennessee.
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Condredge Holloway is a co-owner of D1 Sports Training in Huntsville, Alabama.