Corey Holmes
| Date of birth | November 19, 1976 (age 40) |
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| Place of birth | Greenville, Mississippi |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | RB |
| College | Mississippi Valley State |
| Career history | |
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| 2001–2005 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2006–2007 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 2007 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 2002, 2005 |
| CFL West All-Star | 2002, 2005 |
| Career stats | |
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Corey Holmes (born November 19, 1976) is a former professional Canadian football running back and the current mayor of Metcalfe, Mississippi.
Holmes attended Mississippi Valley State University and played eight games in his senior season with the Delta Devils. He was named SWAC all-Conference and SWAC all-American Player of the Year. He had 1,167 yards on 189 carries and finished the year with 10 touchdowns. He led the team in scoring for the season with 60 points and he played on special teams. In 2014, Holmes was inducted into the Mississippi Valley State Hall of Fame.
Holmes was signed out of college in June 2001 by the Saskatchewan Roughriders and made one appearance in his rookie season, in week 5. He got one carry for three yards, two kickoff returns for 48 yards and four punt returns for 42 yards. He spent the remainder of the season dressed as a backup or on the practice roster.
2002 was a breakthrough year for Holmes as he led the team with seven touchdowns, 1,035 kickoff return yards and 1,023 punt return yards. He was also named a Western Division all-star, CFL Special Teams Player-of-the Year and MVP of the Roughriders as voted on by the players.
Holmes played in only 10 games in an injury plagued 2003 season. Despite the injury plagued season he was still nominated for the Most Outstanding Special Teams Player and he was healthy for the play-offs.
2004 was a healthy and productive season for Holmes. He dressed in all 18 regular season games and both play-off games. He finished the season with 635 rushing yards, 536 receiving yards and led the league with 2,704 combined yards. He was up for the Most Outstanding Teams Player for the third straight year. He was named Special Teams Player-of-the-Week in week 17.
2005 was Corey Holmes best season in his CFL career. He started the season off on a good note, scoring on the opening kick-off. Holmes Set a Rider record and was third all-time in the CFL for combined yards with 3,455, he was named the CFL’s Special Teams Player of the week four times, was named the CFL’s Most Outstanding Special Teams Player, was the Western nominee for Most Outstanding Player, was a CFL all-star, was nominated for the Tom Pate award as voted on by his teammates and he was the Riders Most Popular Player as voted on by the fans.
Corey Holmes followed his best ever season in the CFL with his worst in 2006. Despite being voted the team's most popular player by the fans, he was traded in April 2006 for the first overall choice in the dispersal draft (Kerry Joseph). Holmes dressed in only 10 games for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
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