 Holleder on the cover of Sports Illustrated Donald Walter Holleder (born August 3, 1934, died October 16, 1967) was an American college football star and a hero of the Vietnam War. August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ...
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Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...
Early life and football career
Holleder was born and raised in Irondequoit, New York and attended high school at the Aquinas Institute. Although he was heavily recruited by a number of top college football teams, he elected to enroll at the United States Military Academy at West Point. As a junior in 1954, he was named to the All-America team as an end. The following season, Army head coach Red Blaik asked him to move to quarterback. Holleder clearly lacked the skills to be a productive passer, but Blaik felt that his leadership skills were important and would help the struggling team improve. Blaik's move was ridiculed but it paid off. The team finished with a record of 7-1-1, including a rousing upset of Navy that lead to Holleder's appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Irondequoit is a town (and census-designated place) in Monroe County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 52,354. ...
The Aquinas Institute is a Catholic, coeducational high school that has been a Rochester, New York tradition since 1902 and has stood at its location on Dewey Avenue since 1925. ...
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West Point painting West Point is a federal military base (and a census-designated place) located in the Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York. ...
The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is in Annapolis, Maryland, near Washington D.C. The Academy often is referred to simply as Annapolis although naval officers normally refer to it in conversation...
The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ...
Military career The New York Giants selected Holleder in the 1956 National Football League college draft, but Holleder was not interested in a professional football career. After graduating West Point, he continued to serve in the Army. Over the next ten years he rose to the rank of Major, serving posts in Korea and Germany, and briefly returning to West Point as an instructor and assistant football coach. City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Big Blue Wrecking Crew, Big Blue, G-Men, The Jints, The New York Football Giants Team colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin Owner John Mara (50%) and Steve Tisch (50%) General manager Jerry Reese League/Conference affiliations National...
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Battle of Ong Thanh In 1967, Holleder requested to be sent to Vietnam, where he became the Operations Officer for 28th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Infantry Division. He was killed in the Battle of Ong Thanh on October 16, 1967, while attempting to rescue a group of his fellow soldiers who had been ambushed. Holleder battled sniper fire to land his helicopter in a clearing. While he was leading the evacuation, he was struck by enemy fire and killed. The battle is documented in Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Maraniss’ book They Marched Into Sunlight. A film of the story is being produced by Tom Hanks.[1] The 1st Infantry Division of the United States Army —nicknamed “The Big Red One†after its shoulder patch—is the oldest continuously serving division in the United States Army. ...
Combatants United States Viet Cong Commanders Lt. ...
October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ...
David Maraniss (1949- ) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. ...
Thomas Tom Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is a two-time Academy Award-winning American film actor, voice-over artist and movie producer who starred in family-friendly and screwball comedies before achieving notable success as a dramatic actor. ...
Legacy Holleder left behind a wife and four children. In 1974, the football stadium in his hometown was renamed Holleder Memorial Stadium in his honor. In 1985, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, and that same year, West Point's indoor sports arena was renamed in his honor (The Donald W. Holleder Center). Each year, the Army football team recognizes one of their players with the Black Lion Award, given "to a player who best exemplifies the character of Don Holleder, leadership, courage, devotion to duty, self sacrifice and, above all, an unselfish concern to put the team ahead of himself." Holleder Memorial Stadium was a 12,500 seat football stadium in Rochester, New York. ...
The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend, Indiana, United States, is a hall of fame devoted to college football. ...
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