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Andre Holmes had father as built-in mentor

It’s been about 30 years since Kevin Holmes was running up and down the court at the Rosemont Horizon in Chicago for the DePaul Blue Demons, but it doesn’t keep those who pass him on the street from stopping him. Those DePaul basketball teams of the early to mid-80’s captured the attention of Windy City sports fans before Michael Jordan exploded onto the scene with the Bulls. Holmes son, Bills newest receiver Andre Holmes, has witnessed it first-hand.

“We’ll be walking around town in Chicago and they’ll go up to him and ask, ‘Are you Kevin Holmes?