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E.J. Holub

Emil Joseph Holub Jr.

Position: LB-C
Height: 6-4    Weight: 236 lbs.
Born: January 5, 1938 in Schulenburg, TX
College: Texas Tech

Career AV: 60 (881st overall since 1950)

5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Dallas Texans in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2nd round (16th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1961* 23 DTX LLB 55 14 0 1 0 0 0 5
1962*+ 24 DTX LLB 55 14 0 2 8 0 8 9
1963+ 25 KAN LLB 55 14 0 5 60 0 24 11
1964* 26 KAN LLB 55 9 0 7
1965* 27 KAN RLB 55 14 0 1 8 0 8 1 0 0 0 7
1966* 28 KAN RLB 55 14 0 9
1967 29 KAN rlb 55 6 0 4
1968 30 KAN C 55 14 0 7
1969 31 KAN C 55 14 0 10
1970 32 KAN c 55 14 0 4
Career 127 0 9 76 0 24 1 0 0 0 73

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1961
1962
1964
1965
1966

First-Team All-Pro

1962
1963

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

1961AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL
1962AFL: 1st Team All-AFL
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL
1963AFL: 1st Team All-AFL
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL
1964Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-AFL
1965UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL
1966AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL
1969Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL