Mike Hold

{{Short description|American football player, coach, and executive (born 1963)}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Mike Hold

| number = 10, 11

| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|3|16}}

| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 190

| high_school = Corona del Sol{{avoid wrap|(Tempe, Arizona)}}

| college = South Carolina

| undraftedyear = 1986

| pastteams =

Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1986}})*
Chicago Bruisers ({{AFL Year|1987}})
Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1987}})
Maryland Commandos ({{AFL Year|1989}})
Denver Dynamite ({{AFL Year|1990}}–{{AFL Year|1991}})
Sacramento Attack ({{AFL Year|1992}})
Orlando Predators ({{AFL Year|1993}})
Connecticut Coyotes ({{AFL Year|1995}})
Arizona Rattlers ({{AFL Year|1996}})
Houston ThunderBears ({{AFL Year|1998}}–{{AFL Year|2000}})

| pastcoaching =

Augusta Stallions ({{Af2 Year|2001}}–{{Af2 Year|2002}})
Head coach
Carolina Cobras ({{AFL Year|2003}})
Head coach

| statlabel1 = Passing TD–INT

| statvalue1 = 2–1

| statlabel2 = Passing yards

| statvalue2 = 123

| statlabel3 = Passer rating

| statvalue3 = 61.6

| aflstatlabel1 = Passing TD–INT

| aflstatvalue1 = 118–47

| aflstatlabel2 = Passing yards

| aflstatvalue2 = 7,140

| pfr = H/HoldMi20

| afl = 733

}}

James Michael Hold Jr. (born March 16, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He played for the Chicago Bruisers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Maryland Commandos, Denver Dynamite, Sacramento Attack, Orlando Predators, Connecticut Coyotes, Arizona Rattlers and Houston ThunderBears. He later was the head coach of the Augusta Stallions,{{cite web |url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2000/11/17/met_301438.shtml#.WH4mF1MrKpo |title=Stallions introduce 2nd coach |date=November 17, 2000 |publisher=The Augusta Chronicle |work=www.chronicle.augauta.com |accessdate=January 17, 2017}} Carolina Cobras, Las Vegas Gladiators and Mahoning Valley Thunder.[http://www.arenafan.com/history/?page=coaches&coach=65 AFL Coaching stats][http://www.vindy.com/news/2009/apr/28/mahoning-valley-thunder-cans-head-coach/ Mahoning Valley Thunder cans head coach] He played college football at Mesa Community College prior to transferring to the South Carolina Gamecocks football.[http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20100829/PC20/308299927 Hold has firm spot in Gamecocks history]

Hold made a cameo appearance in the 1998 sports comedy film The Waterboy, where he plays a quarterback for the Central Kentucky Football team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1357992/|title = Mike Hold|website = IMDb}}

Hold is currently the Executive Athletic Director of Newberry College.[http://www.newberrywolves.com/athletics/directory/2684/mike-hold/#.VCCMm5RdWSo Newberry College bio]