Jamelle Holieway (born June 25, 1967) is an American former college and professional football player who was a quarterback for the University of Oklahoma.
Holieway led the Sooners to an 11–1–0 record under Coach Barry Switzer and won the 1986 Orange Bowl against the Penn State Nittany Lions for the national championship.
[1] Holieway tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his left knee in a game against the Oklahoma State Cowboys on November 7, 1987.
The injury plagued Holieway for the remainder of the 1988 season, and he eventually lost his starting job to Charles Thompson.
Thompson, however, broke his leg on the final play of the Nebraska game on November 19, 1988, so Holieway became the starter again for the Citrus Bowl vs. Clemson, in a 13–6 loss on January 2, 1989.