James Michael Hold Jr. (born March 16, 1963) is a former
American football
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quarterback
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in the
National Football League
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(NFL) and
Arena Football League
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(AFL). He played for the
Chicago Bruisers
The Chicago Bruisers were a professional arena football team based in Rosemont, Illinois. They were founded in 1987 as a charter member of the Arena Football League (AFL). They played their home games at Rosemont Horizon.
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,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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,
Maryland Commandos
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Denver Dynamite,
Sacramento Attack
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Orlando Predators
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,
Connecticut Coyotes
The Connecticut Coyotes were an arena football franchise based in Hartford, Connecticut. The Coyotes played in the Eastern Division of the National Conference in the Arena Football League.
History
On June 22, 1994, the Arena Football League aw ...
,
Arizona Rattlers
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and
Houston ThunderBears
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. He later was the head coach of the
Augusta Stallions,
Carolina Cobras
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The team was originally based in Raleigh, North Carolina, but moved to Charlotte followin ...
,
Las Vegas Gladiators
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Paradise, Nevada
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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and
Mahoning Valley Thunder
The Mahoning Valley Thunder was a professional af2 arena football team from 2007 to 2009.
Having entered af2 as an expansion team in 2007, the Thunder played its home games at Cortland Banks Field at the Covelli Centre in downtown Youngstown, ...
. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Mesa Community College
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prior to transferring to
South Carolina
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Hold made a cameo appearance in the 1998 sports comedy film
The Waterboy
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, where he plays a quarterback for the Central Kentucky Football team.
Hold is currently the Executive Athletic Director of
Newberry College
Newberry College is a private Lutheran college in Newberry, South Carolina. It has 1,250 students.
Accreditation
Newberry College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award bac ...
.
Newberry College bio
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References
1963 births
Living people
Players of American football from Phoenix, Arizona
American football quarterbacks
South Carolina Gamecocks football players
Chicago Bruisers players
Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Maryland Commandos players
Denver Dynamite (arena football) players
Sacramento Attack players
Orlando Predators players
Connecticut Coyotes players
Arizona Rattlers players
Houston ThunderBears players
Mesa Thunderbirds football players
Carolina Cobras coaches
Augusta Stallions coaches
Macon Knights coaches
National Football League replacement players
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