Darius Jerome Holland (born November 10, 1973) is a former
American football
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defensive tackle who played ten seasons in the
National Football League
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(NFL). He was selected by the
Green Bay Packers in the third round of the
1995 NFL Draft.
He went to
Mayfield High School in
Las Cruces, New Mexico
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and the
University of Colorado at Boulder
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. His nickname with the Packers was 'Dirty D'.
Currently serving in the Colorado Army National Guard as a chaplain. Holland recently attended the Chaplain Basic Officer Leadership Course at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. While there, his 4th Platoon classmates("FOUR IS MORE") nicknamed him "Tower."
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
References
1973 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Petersburg, Virginia
American football defensive tackles
Colorado Buffaloes football players
Green Bay Packers players
Detroit Lions players
Kansas City Chiefs players
Minnesota Vikings players
Players of American football from Virginia
Cleveland Browns players
Denver Broncos players
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