Ed "Punky" Holler (born ''Joseph Edward Holler''; January 23, 1940 – November 21, 2021), was a
linebacker in the
National Football League (NFL).
Football career
Holler was drafted in the fourteenth round of the
1963 NFL draft
The 1963 National Football League draft was held at the Sheraton in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, December 3, 1962.
The first overall selection was quarterback Terry Baker of Oregon State, the Heisman Trophy winner, taken by the Los Angeles Ram ...
by the
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...
and played that season with team. The following season, he played with the
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh. The Steelers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. Founded in , the Steel ...
.
He played at the collegiate level at the
University of South Carolina.
Career as a lawyer
Holler represented football legend George Rogers on his cocaine charges in 1990. In 2014, he received the Presidents Award from the South Carolina Association for Justice. At the time of his death, in 2021, Holler was a named partner with HOLLER, GARNER, CORBETT, GILCHRIST, & MASON.
See also
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List of Green Bay Packers players
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List of Pittsburgh Steelers players
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game for the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL franchise. Note: The years listed are those in which players made an appearance in a game.
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References
1940 births
2021 deaths
Players of American football from West Virginia
People from Bluefield, West Virginia
Green Bay Packers players
Pittsburgh Steelers players
American football linebackers
South Carolina Gamecocks football players
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