James Michael Hold Jr. (born March 16, 1963) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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in the

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(NFL) and

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(AFL). He played for the

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, Denver Dynamite, Sacramento Attack,

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and Houston ThunderBears. He later was the head coach of the

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, Las Vegas Gladiators and

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. He played

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prior to transferring to the

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. Hold made a cameo appearance in the 1998 sports comedy film

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, where he plays a quarterback for the Central Kentucky Football team. Hold is currently the Executive Athletic Director of

Newberry College Newberry College is a private Lutheran college in Newberry, South Carolina. As of 2023, it had 1,521 students. Academics Newberry College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) ...

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1963 births Living people Players of American football from Phoenix, Arizona American football quarterbacks South Carolina Gamecocks football players Chicago Bruisers players Tampa Bay Buccaneers players Maryland Commandos players Denver Dynamite (arena football) players Sacramento Attack players Orlando Predators players Connecticut Coyotes players Arizona Rattlers players Houston ThunderBears players Mesa Thunderbirds football players Carolina Cobras coaches Augusta Stallions coaches Macon Knights coaches NFL replacement players 20th-century American sportsmen {{Quarterback-1960s-stub