Starting 5 contests he’d catch 16 passes for 176 yards.
After the league folded, he retired and became a fireman in California.
NOTES:
I was pretty terrified of Gavin with the Fleet as I remembered him from his time with the Cowboys. Pretty sure he gashed the Commanders for a few good catches during the AAF opener in San Antonio.
EPITAPH:
9/28/22- Gavin Escobar was tragically killed in a mountaineering accident as an old, degraded fixed sling, around a tree broke during unpredictably inclement weather, causing he and Chelsea Walsh to fall several hundred feet to their deaths at the base of Tahquitz Rock. He was only 31.
Pete Holohan switched from QB to TE at Notre Dame playing there from 1977-’81.
In 32 contests, Pete caught 63 passes for 983 yards and 2 TDs.
7th round choice of the San Diego Chargers.
For much of his career in the Air Coryell offense, Holohan played second fiddle to AP TE Kellen Winslow.
Although he started very few games, in 1984, Holohan caught a 54 passes for a career high 734 yards and a TD.
Joined the Los Angeles Rams in 1988, where he caught passes from ascending QB Jim Everett.
The three years spent with the Rams would be the 3 most consecutive productive seasons of Holohan’s career.
Caught a career high 59 passes in ’88 for 640 yards and 3 TDs.
Then another 510 yards on 51 receptions (2 TDs) in 1989.
After the 1990 season, in which Pete caught 49 passes for 475 yards and 2 TDs, he signed with the Chiefs.
Caught 13 passes for 113 yards and 2 TDs for KC.
Played one final season in Cleveland in 1992 catching 20 passes for 174 yards.
ACCOLADES:
Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame
NOTES:
I was a big LA Rams fan back in the 80s and I loved the Ernie Zampese days with Jim Everett at the helm. It seemed like they were the only ones who could challenge the 49ers domination. Anyway, I played fantasy football as a kid even back then with newspapers and magazines- and I even knew back then Pete was a solid but vastly underrated TE.
I’ve been trying to find Pete for years, but trusting in the fact I haven’t seen him sign TTM, I jumped at this Fleer 90 to add to the collection. He’s got quite a few nice cards, but many of them are very expensive autographed so I consider myself very lucky.
Handsome Tanielu played DL first at Snow JC from 2014 to 2015.
Posted 38 total tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, a pass deflection, and 3 forced fumbles in 17 contests.
Transferred to Brigham Young for his Junior and Senior seasons.
Finished with 41 total tackles, and one pass deflection.
Undrafted, he caught the eye of the Kansas City Chiefs who had him in for minicamp.
He stayed in playing shape and in 2019 was signed by the Salt Lake City Stallions of the AAF.
Saw action in 3 games for the top ranked defense, posting a pass deflection.
Drafted by the XFL Houston Roughnecks in 2020, but did not make the squad.
NOTES:
Looking back it’s easy to see why Topps chose Handsome, who not only had a marketable name, but that he was also a fireplug- clocking in at 6’0″, 331 lbs.
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