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Holovak, Mike (Michael)

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Biography

Michael Joseph Holovak was an American football player, coach, and executive. He played college football at Boston College, where he was an All-American at fullback in 1942. Holovak was the fifth overall selection of the 1943 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams. Holovak returned to Boston College as first the freshman coach then head coach of the varsity football team from 1951 through 1959, compiling a 49–29–3 record.

In 1960, he joined the Boston Patriots of the new American Football League as an assistant under head coach Lou Saban, coaching the offensive backfield. Holovak took over as head coach for the final nine games in 1961 after Saban was fired after a 2–3 start, and remained as head coach through 1968. In 1976, he served one game as head coach for the New York Jets. He was also the general manager of the Houston Oilers from 1989 to 1993. Holovak was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1985.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Class of 1943

 Sub-Series
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection documents the student experience at Boston College through materials collected and created by its alumni. Materials include autograph books, correspondence, course notebooks, drawings, ephemera, interviews, medals, needlepoint, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, speeches, student papers, photographs, and poems. Of particular note are academic achievement award medals from the 1860s to the 1910s, given by Boston College for top overall performance in class, as well as top...
Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 1866 - 2008
Found in: / Boston College alumni papers

Holovak, Michael, 2001 October 4

 File
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection documents the student experience at Boston College through materials collected and created by its alumni. Materials include autograph books, correspondence, course notebooks, drawings, ephemera, interviews, medals, needlepoint, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, speeches, student papers, photographs, and poems. Of particular note are academic achievement award medals from the 1860s to the 1910s, given by Boston College for top overall performance in class, as well as top...
Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research; some items available digitally.

Dates: 2001 October 4
Found in: / Boston College alumni papers / Class of 1943

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