Leonard Bernard Hosley (born December 10, 1973) is a former

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defensive tackle in the

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for the New York Giants, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, and the

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. He played college football at Duke University.

Early life

Born in

Cave Spring, Georgia Cave Spring is a city in Floyd County, Georgia, Floyd County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States. It is located southwest of Rome, Georgia, Rome, the county seat. The population of Cave Spring was 1,200 at the 2010 United States Census, ...

, Holsey attended Coosa High School in Rome, Georgia, where he was a letterman in football and basketball. He was the head football coach at Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School in

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. According to the ''Wausau Daily Herald''. On November 21, 2023 Holsey was named head football coach at

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in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

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