Carlyle Holiday
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El Paso, Texas, U.S.
_playing_in_September_2003_football_game_against_Washington_State_at_Notre_Dame_Stadium.jpg) Holiday playing for Notre Dame in 2003 | |||||||
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||
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| Born | October 4, 1981 El Paso, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 217 lb (98 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Roosevelt (TX) | ||||||
| College | Notre Dame | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2005: undrafted | ||||||
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Carlyle Javar Holiday (born October 4, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Carlyle attended Roosevelt High School in San Antonio, Texas. As a high school standout in football, basketball and baseball, he was named as the top high school scrambling quarterback in the nation. After a heavy bid from Nebraska, he eventually committed to the University of Notre Dame.
College career
After redshirting as a freshman, Holiday went on to start 24 games at quarterback, leading the team to the 2003 Gator Bowl vs Philip Rivers and NC State in his final full season at quarterback. He finished with a starting record of 15–9. During his time at Notre Dame, he broke or tied several records which have been broken since then, including 100 yard rushing games in a season by a quarterback, most completions without an interception, and touchdown passes in a game. After the team started off 1-2 during his senior year, he was replaced by true freshman Quarterback Brady Quinn, who remained the starter moving forward. Holiday returned for a fifth year as a Wide Receiver and Punt Returner during Tyron Willingham's last season as Head Coach. Separate from football, he was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 44th round of the MLB amateur draft in 2002 having never played college baseball.