Jamelle Holieway

Jamelle Holieway
No. 4
PositionQuarterback
Personal information
Born (1967-06-25) June 25, 1967
Carson, California, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Listed weight186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolPhineas Banning (Wilmington, California)
CollegeOklahoma (1985-1988)
NFL draft1989: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights

Jamelle Holieway (born June 25, 1967) is an American former college and professional football player who was a quarterback for the University of Oklahoma. He led the Oklahoma Sooners to a national championship in 1985.

Holieway is considered one of the greatest option quarterbacks in NCAA Division I-A history. Highly recruited from Banning High School in Wilmington, Los Angeles, California, under longtime head coach Chris Ferragamo, Holieway attracted interest from a swarm of schools. Oklahoma, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Colorado, Oregon, and USC came after Holieway. His decision to play for the Sooners came at the last minute, as he had a three-year-old sister that he didn't want to leave behind.