Career At Leeds
In a career spanning from 1968 to 1989, Holmes made a club record 625 appearances for Leeds, starting his career as a full-back or centre and later switching to stand-off, i.e. number 6. He played in nineteen major finals for Leeds winning all but five. He played at the highest level representing Yorkshire, England and Great Britain. He made 20 appearances between 1971 and 1982 for Great Britain, and was a World Cup winner for Great Britain in 1972 at the age of twenty.
John Holmes played Fullback in Leeds' 13-16 defeat to St. Helens in the 1971-72 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 13 May 1972, and played Stand-off/Five-eighth in the 16-7 victory over Widnes in the 1976–77 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 7 May 1977.
John Holmes' Testimonial match at Leeds took place in 1989.
He died from cancer on 27 September 2009. On 10 October, Leeds won the Super League Grand Final, captain Kevin Sinfield dedicated the victory to Holmes.
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