Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2024
Football • 1994-97
Illinois’ all-time leading rusher, Robert Holcombe enjoyed a seven-year NFL career, helping the St. Louis Rams to a Super Bowl title in 1999. He was drafted in the second round of the NFL Draft by the Rams and played three seasons for the Tennessee Titans from 2002-2004. At Illinois, Holcombe was named Second-Team All-Big Ten in 1996 and honorable-mention all-conference in 1997. He remains Illinois’ all-time leading rusher with 4,105 yards on a school-record 943 attempts. Holcombe rushed for at least 100 yards for a school-record 16 times and was the first Illini to top 300 rushing yards in a game with 315 against Minnesota on Nov. 16, 1996. He still ranks third in career rushing touchdowns with 25 and set the Illini record for rushing attempts in a game with 49 carries against East Carolina on Sept. 23, 1995.
