Tony Holm

Position:

Punter, Quarterback

Personal information

Date of birth:

May 22, 1908

Place of birth:

Birmingham, Alabama

Date of death:

July 15, 1978 (aged 70)

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

214 lb (97 kg)

Career information

College:

Alabama

Career history

Providence Steam Roller (1930)
Portsmouth Spartans (1931)
Chicago Cardinals (1932)
Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Steelers (1933)

Career highlights and awards

All-Southern (1928, 1929)
All-American (1929)

Career NFL statistics

TDs-INTs:	2-13
Passing yards:	406
Player stats at NFL.com

Bernard Patrick Holm (May 22, 1908 – July 15, 1978), nicknamed Tony Holm, was a professional American football player. In his four seasons in the NFL he played punter and quarterback. In 1933 he became the first quarterback for the now Pittsburgh Steelers. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama. Holm played college football for Wallace Wade's Alabama Crimson Tide football teams, earning All-America honors in 1929. "Wade's big express-train fullback, Tom Holm, is in the south all of what Al Marsters and Chris Cagle are in the east.^[1] His greatest game was in a 33–13 loss to Georgia Tech.^[2]

References

↑ "Wade's Warriors Play Tough Ones". The Evening Herald. November 4, 1929. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ 1928 Season Recap

Tony Holm's obituary

1929 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections

Backfield	QB Bobby Dodd HB Gene McEver† HB Bill Banker† FB Tony Holm†

Line	E Vernon Smith E Dale Van Sickel T Fred Sington T Dick Abernathy G Ray Farris G Bull Brown C Lloyd Roberts

† = Unanimous selection

Pittsburgh Pirates / Steelers starting quarterbacks

Tony Holm (1933)
Warren Heller (1934)
Johnny Gildea (1935–1937)
Ed Matesic (1936)
Max Fiske (1937–1938)
Frank Filchock (1938)
Byron White (1938)
Hugh McCullough (1939)
Billy Patterson (1940)
Boyd Brumbaugh (1941)
Coley McDonough (1941)
Bill Dudley (1942, 1945–1946)
Allie Sherman (1943)
Roy Zimmerman (1943)
John Grigas (1944)
John McCarthy (1944)
Buzz Warren (1945)
Johnny Clement (1947–1948)
Charley Seabright (1947)
Ray Evans (1948)
Joe Gasparella (1948)
Joe Geri (1949–1951)
Jim Finks (1949–1955)
Chuck Ortmann (1951)
Bill Mackrides (1953)
Ted Marchibroda (1956)
Jack Scarbath (1956)
Earl Morrall (1957–1958)
Len Dawson (1957)
Bobby Layne (1958–1962)
Rudy Bukich (1960–1961)
Ed Brown (1962–1964)
Bill Nelsen (1964–1967)
Tommy Wade (1965)
Ron C. Smith (1966)
George Izo (1966)
Kent Nix (1967–1968)
Dick Shiner (1968–1969)
Terry Hanratty (1969–1971, 1973–1974)
Terry Bradshaw (1970–1983)
Joe Gilliam (1973–1974)
Mike Kruczek (1976)
Mark Malone (1981, 1984–1987)
Cliff Stoudt (1983)
David Woodley (1984–1985)
Scott Campbell (1985)
Bubby Brister (1986, 1988–1992)
Steve Bono (1987)
Todd Blackledge (1988–1989)
Neil O'Donnell (1991–1995)
Mike Tomczak (1993–1996, 1999)
Jim Miller (1996)
Kordell Stewart (1997–2002)
Kent Graham (2000)
Tommy Maddox (2002–2004)
Ben Roethlisberger (2004–present)
Charlie Batch (2005–2007, 2010–2012)
Dennis Dixon (2009–2010)
Byron Leftwich (2012)
Michael Vick (2015)
Landry Jones (2015–2016)

Pittsburgh Pirates (Steelers) 1933 inaugural season roster

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