1. Dimetry Giovonni Holliday was born on December 11,1975 and is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League.
28 Facts About Vonnie Holliday
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Vonnie Holliday played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the first round of the 1998 NFL draft with the 19th overall pick.
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Vonnie Holliday played in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins, and Arizona Cardinals.
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Vonnie Holliday was a multi-sport star athlete at Camden High School in South Carolina.
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Vonnie Holliday was a three-time all-area and all-conference selection on defense, where he played defensive end, defensive tackle and linebacker.
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Vonnie Holliday played offense as a tight end and was an all-conference selection there as well.
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Vonnie Holliday was a three-time letterman in baseball where he played pitcher, catcher, first baseman, and third baseman.
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Vonnie Holliday was drafted in the first round with the 19th overall pick in the 1998 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers - coincidentally with a pick acquired from Vonnie Holliday's future team, the Miami Dolphins.
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Vonnie Holliday had an impressive rookie season, compiling 52 tackles, a franchise rookie record 8 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, and 5 pass deflections in 12 games.
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Vonnie Holliday was impressive, leading all Packers linemen with 67 tackles and finishing second on the team with six sacks.
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Vonnie Holliday added a forced fumble, fumble recovery and six passes defensed on the season.
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Vonnie Holliday played well when he was on the field, totaling 47 tackles, five sacks, and four passes defensed.
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Back at full health, Vonnie Holliday had another good season in 2001.
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Just as in 1999, Vonnie Holliday finished first among Packers linemen in tackles and second on the team in sacks.
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Vonnie Holliday made a splash in his first game in red and gold, sacking San Diego Chargers quarterback Drew Brees three times.
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Vonnie Holliday was released by the team on February 28,2005.
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Vonnie Holliday found a new home with the Dolphins at defensive tackle.
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Vonnie Holliday started all 16 games as an interior defensive lineman that year, compiling 56 tackles, five sacks, two fumble recoveries and six passes defensed.
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Vonnie Holliday started all 16 games for the second straight season in 2006.
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In one of the best seasons of his career, Vonnie Holliday amassed 66 tackles, seven sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass defensed.
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In November 2008, Vonnie Holliday was selected by his teammates as the team's NFLPA player representative.
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On March 2,2009, Vonnie Holliday was released by the Dolphins after failing to agree on a re-structured contract.
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On September 4,2009, Vonnie Holliday signed with the Denver Broncos.
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Vonnie Holliday signed with the Washington Redskins on May 17,2010.
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Vonnie Holliday was traded to the Arizona Cardinals along with a sixth round draft pick in exchange for running back Tim Hightower on July 31,2011.
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Vonnie Holliday re-signed with the Cardinals during the 2012 offseason for a fifteenth NFL season.
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Vonnie Holliday was the only boy in a household with five women, including his mother, grandmother, two sisters, and an aunt.
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Vonnie Holliday founded the Vonnie Holliday Foundation in 2001, which assists children's hospitals and the Camden Bulldogs football camp in South Carolina with visits and fund raising activities.