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WR Santonio Holmes (Super Bowl XLIII MVP)

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No catch phrase needed to recall Holmes' big play
Associated Press
Tuesday, Sep. 8, 2009

PITTSBURGH -- There's no catchy nickname for it - The Catch, after all, is taken by the 49ers' Dwight Clark. That's all right with Santonio Holmes, who is fast realizing that a catch phrase won't be needed for people to remember his play of a lifetime.

Second-and-goal at the Cardinals 6, 42 seconds to go. The Steelers, down 23-20 in the Super Bowl, are in scoring range only because of Ben Roethlisberger's 40-yard completion to Holmes two plays before. Immediately after that, on first down, Roethlisberger's pass sails above Holmes' outstretched hands in the left corner of the end zone.

This time, Roethlisberger looks right and spots Holmes in the back of the end zone along the right sideline. As three defenders converge, Holmes makes the catch, managing to drag his left foot and tap his right foot in-bounds at the same time. It is one of the best clutch catches in Super Bowl history, and it secures the Steelers' record sixth Super Bowl title.

A catch this good doesn't need a name. The image of it that remains with anyone who watched the game is enough.

"That's going to be with me the rest of my life," Holmes said. "When I'm dead and gone, people still will remember the Super Bowl catch."

Maybe it won't be recalled in Pittsburgh with the same reverence as, say, Franco Harris' Immaculate Reception against Oakland in 1972, but Holmes couldn't go anywhere during the offseason without being reminded of it. He couldn't go out among friends or family, couldn't go to dinner, couldn't go online.

"Everywhere I go- MySpace, Facebook - everyone's sending messages, `That was a great catch' and `That was a great game,"' Holmes said.

That's also part of Holmes' challenge as the former first-round draft pick from Ohio State, known as 'Tone to his teammates, begins his fourth NFL season.
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No catch phrase needed to recall Holmes' big play - Associated Press - NFL - Sporting News
 
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Holmes wants to add to his Super Bowl heroics
By: Mike Bires - Beaver County Times

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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes(10) catches a touchdown pass as Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco(47) and his teammate Ralph Brown watch during the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIII Feb. 1. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

PITTSBURGH ? For months now, coach Mike Tomlin has been preaching that 2008 is history and that it?s time to move on. Santonio Holmes is trying, but for the Super Bowl hero, it?s not easy.

He still can?t get his history-setting catch out of his mind.

"Everywhere I go in public, even on my Facebook and MySpace, everybody is sending me messages, 'Man, that was a great catch. That was a great game,?? said Holmes, the Steelers? wide receiver who snagged the game-winning touchdown pass in Super Bowl XLIII.

?So it's definitely been part of my life ever since it happened. That's going to be a tag for the rest of my life, when I'm dead and gone.?

Holmes? 6-yard grab with 35 seconds left to play on a brilliantly thrown pass thrown by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will likely go down in history as one of the great clutch catches of all-time. But Holmes would be wise to heed Tomlin?s advice.

Last year is over. It?s time to move on, starting with tonight?s season-opening showdown against the Tennessee Titans.

It?s time for the Steelers to start over, and it?s time for Holmes to continue his pursuit of elite status in the National Football League.

For the most part, Holmes has lived up to his billing since the Steelers took him in the first round of the 2006 draft.

He?s caught 49, 52 and 55 passes in his first three seasons, respectively, as the second passing-game option to fellow wideout Hines Ward. He?s averaged 16.6 yards per catch during that time with 15 TDs.

Ward, meanwhile, caught 81, 71 and 74 passes over the past three years with an average of 12.1 yards per catch and 20 TDs.

"Hines has reiterated that to me tons and tons of times throughout my four years here that, ?Don't go out expecting the big numbers. Just go out, play hard and have fun, take it for what it's worth,?? Holmes said.

That?s the plan this year for Holmes, a 25-year-old former Ohio State All-American. More than anything, he wants to do whatever he can to help the Steelers get back to the Super Bowl.

But along the way, he has a personal goal or two he?d like to achieve.

One, he?d like to surpass 1,000 receiving yards for the first time in his career. He?s yet to do reach that milestone as a high school, college or pro player.

Second, he?d like to become the next Steeler wide receiver to make it to the Pro Bowl. Ward went to the NFL all-star game four straight years (2004-2007).
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TimesOnline.com: ?Holmes wants to add to his Super Bowl heroics

Was Super moment Holmes' springboard to superstardom?
By Jon Saraceno, USA TODAY

Less than a three-hour drive from his difficult childhood in a depressed rural Florida town, Santonio Holmes' life changed forever on a memorable evening in Tampa seven months ago.

Holmes' last-minute winning touchdown catch in Super Bowl XLIII earned the Pittsburgh Steelers a sixth Super Bowl victory and the MVP trophy for the third-year wide receiver. His twinkle-toes snag deep in the corner of the end zone, stunning three Arizona Cardinals defenders, dipped Holmes' hands — and feet — in bronze.

"You could play for 100 years and never make a better play than that," says Cris Carter, an ESPN analyst and former NFL star wideout. "This should be the year he launches into the stratosphere."

For an encore, beginning this evening in the season opener against the Tennessee Titans, the split end from Belle Glade, Fla., hopes to soar a little less spectacularly, preferring to add consistency. Holmes, 25, has yet to be named to the Pro Bowl or catch more than 55 passes in a season. His primary goal this season is to play every game. His ultimate ambition is far loftier.

"The only career goal I have is to be a Hall of Famer," he says. "However I get there, whatever it takes, that's what I'm doing.
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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/steelers/2009-09-09-santonio-holmes-cover_N.htm
 
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brodybuck21;1536571; said:
the exact stat line he had in the super bowl
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I'm probably alone on this, but I was wondering if there was something wrong in that he didn't get many touches during pre-season. But last night, Ben was looking for 'Tone all night and he was finding him open most of the time he looked. Great way to begin the season.
 
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matcar;1536603; said:
I'm probably alone on this, but I was wondering if there was something wrong in that he didn't get many touches during pre-season. But last night, Ben was looking for 'Tone all night and he was finding him open most of the time he looked. Great way to begin the season.
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The only preseason game that you can look at and gauge what a team wants to do is the 3rd preseason game, and then really only the first half and maybe the first series of the second half at that. The first two games are auditions and reps for the draft picks and UFAs, the fourth game everybody that'll start sits so they don't get injured. Also, 'Tone took a helmet to the back in the 2nd preseason game so was held out for games three and four.
 
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BrutuStrength;1536554; said:
Great stats for him. Hopefully he'll get his 1,000 yards this year.
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Well if the Steelers O-line can give Big Ben the kind of time to throw like he had in the second half last night...Tone should have no problems getting his 1,000! Ben had unbelievable time at the end of that game and Holmes was almost always open.
 
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buckeyes_rock;1536660; said:
Well if the Steelers O-line can give Big Ben the kind of time to throw like he had in the second half last night...Tone should have no problems getting his 1,000! Ben had unbelievable time at the end of that game and Holmes was almost always open.
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Yeah, that was a welcome site after the way the game started with him getting knocked on his ass a few times.
 
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Steelers' Holmes shines under NFL spotlight
Saturday, September 12, 2009
By Ron Cook, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Peter Diana/Post-Gazette
Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Titans in the second quarter Thursday at Heinz Field.

View all related imagesA Michael Vick No. 7 Philadelphia Eagles jersey did what the Tennessee Titans' defense couldn't do Thursday night.

It covered Santonio Holmes.

We can spend the weekend debating the merits of Holmes' postgame attire and his showy public support of the NFL's most notorious dog-killing felon, but this point is inarguable: The Steelers' young wide receiver has turned into a star.

Seriously, Vick might want to be trendy and start wearing Holmes' No. 10 jersey.

"Santonio is a different player," teammate Hines Ward said this week. "The light has come on for him."

Certainly, the bright lights are shining on Holmes these days. I'm talking about the brightest lights that the NFL has to offer.

They zeroed in on Holmes in Super Bowl XLIII in February when he made a spectacular catch for the winning touchdown in a 27-23 victory against the Arizona Cardinals. That 6-yard reception with 35 seconds to go, along with his eight other catches for 125 yards that night, earned him membership in one of the most exclusive clubs in sports -- the Super Bowl MVP club. He became just the 38th member.

"I don't think there's any question that game made him a better, more confident player," Steelers offensive coordinator Bruce Arians said.
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