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Condredge Holloway Jr. (born January 24, 1954 in Huntsville, Alabama) was a [quarterback]] for the University of Tennessee and later in the Canadian Football League.
Condredge Holloway was born to Condredge Holloway, Sr., and Dorothy Holloway. Condredge's grandfather on his father's side was born a slave, but was emancipated as a child in 1865. Dorothy was hired to work at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville in 1962, becoming the first African American employee of NASA.
Surprisingly, football wasn't Holloway's favorite sport; he preferred baseball. After starring as a high school player at Lee High School in Huntsville, he was drafted as a shortstop by the Montreal Expos in 1971; Holloway was Montreal's first pick, and he was the fourth player selected overall. However, Holloway's mother, insisting her son attend college, refused to sign the contract (Condredge was 17, too young to sign a contract under Alabama law) and instead he went to Tennessee. In so doing Holloway became the first African-American to start at the quarterback position in an SEC school.
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Over the life of his career, Chesney has been honored with numerous awards from the Academy of Country Music (ACM), Country Music Association (CMA), American Music Awards (AMA), Country Music Television (CMT), Billboard Music Awards (BMA), People's Choice Awards (PCA), and the French Country Music Awards (FCMA).
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Vol For Life Feature: Condredge Holloway (WLVT Sports)
UT meets UCLA in 1974 at Neyland Stadium, called by Keith Jackson
The Artful Dodger - Condredge Holloway
The Condredge Holloway Story. (AAM)
Tennessee Football 1973
Kenny Chesney Discusses His Film The Color Orange The Condredge Holloway Story On SportsCenter
UT Baseball - Condredge Holloway Jersey Retirement (April 25, 2015)
Vols Jersey Countdown No. 7 - featuring Condredge Holloway
1982 Schenley Awards - Condredge Holloway
Condredge Holloway Chrysler 1983
Peyton Manning asks Condredge Holloway his reaction to 'The Color Orange'
John Ward, Condredge Holloway and Bill Battle (2004)
Condredge Holloway jeresey retirement
1983 Eastern Final - Condredge Holloway TD pass to Paul Pearson