Tom Holmoe Season 1982

Personal

• Parents are Ivan and Ester
• Brother Steve played for UCLA in 1970
• Recruited by Harvard, Oregon and Washington State
• Majored in zoology/pre-med

Before BYU

• Won three letters in three sports at Crescenta Valley High
• Coached by Dennis Gossard and Gordon Warnock (San Jose St.)
• Holds two school records: Longest pass reception (82 yards) and longest kickoff return (93 yards)
• All-CIF first team

Summary

Holmoe came to BYU on a football scholarship in 1978. As a senior in 1982, he earned first-team All-WAC honors, was named honorable mention All-America by Associated Press and played in the Hula Bowl. Over his four-year career as a Cougar, Holmoe had 13 interceptions, which is fifth all-time at BYU.

In 1983, he was selected in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Over a seven-year NFL career, he played on three Super Bowl championship teams with the 49ers in 1984, 1988 and 1989. After retiring from professional football, Holmoe returned to BYU to serve as a graduate assistant under hall of fame coach LaVell Edwards from 1990-91 and later accepted an offer from hall of fame coach Bill Walsh to become the Stanford secondary coach in 1992, where he remained for two seasons. In 1994, he returned to the 49ers as defensive backfield coach for two seasons, where he earned a fourth Super Bowl ring. In 1997, Holmoe was named the head football coach at Cal.

In 2001, Holmoe returned to BYU as an associate athletic director over development. In 2005, Holmoe was named the BYU director of athletics.