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”’Irvin J. Holdash”’ (September 19, 1929 – December 18, 1992), sometimes known by the nickname “”’Huck”'”, was an [[American football]] player. He grew up in [[Austintown, Ohio]], and played [[college football]] for the [[North Carolina Tar Heels football]] team at the [[Center (American football)|center]] and [[linebacker]] position from 1948 to 1950.<ref name=CT>{{cite news|title=All-Stars Add Line Backing Ace Holdash: Snavely Calls Him Near Perfect|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=June 25, 1951|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1951/06/25/page/35/article/all-stars-add-line-backing-ace-holdash}}</ref> He was selected by the All-America Board as a first-team [[Center (American football)|center]] and by the [[Associated Press]] as a first-team [[linebacker]] on the [[1950 College Football All-America Team]].<ref name=ESPN>{{cite book|title=ESPN College Football Encyclopedia|page=1220|publisher=ESPN Books|year=2005|isbn=1401337031}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Two Platoons Selected for All-American Team|work=Janesville Daily Gazette|date=1950-12-06}}</ref> He was selected by the [[Cleveland Browns]] with the 82nd pick in the [[1951 NFL draft]], but instead joined the [[United States Army]] where he served for two years. He later worked for many years for Norton Company as a packaging engineer.
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”’Irvin J. Holdash”’ (September 19, 1929 – December 18, 1992), sometimes known by the nickname “”’Huck”'”, was an [[American football]] player. He grew up in [[Austintown, Ohio]], and played [[college football]] for the [[North Carolina Tar Heels football]] team at the [[Center (American football)|center]] and [[linebacker]] position from 1948 to 1950.<ref name=CT>{{cite news|title=All-Stars Add Line Backing Ace Holdash: Snavely Calls Him Near Perfect|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=June 25, 1951|url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1951/06/25/page/35/article/all-stars-add-line-backing-ace-holdash}}</ref> He was selected by the All-America Board as a first-team [[Center (American football)|center]] and by the [[Associated Press]] as a first-team [[linebacker]] on the [[1950 College Football All-America Team]].<ref name=ESPN>{{cite book|title=ESPN College Football Encyclopedia|page=1220|publisher=ESPN Books|year=2005|isbn=1401337031}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Two Platoons Selected for All-American Team|work=Janesville Daily Gazette|date=1950-12-06}}</ref> He was selected by the [[Cleveland Browns]] with the 82nd pick in the [[1951 NFL draft]], but instead joined the [[United States Army]] where he served for two years. He later worked for many years for Norton Company as a packaging engineer.
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