Joe Hollimon had a tryout with the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL in 1976, before signing as a free agent with Edmonton. Hollimon was a speedy defensive back, and playing along with Larry HIghbaugh, gave Edmonton one of the fasteds defensive backfields in the game. Hollimon would go on to play 10 seasons for Edmonton (1976-85) wihch made him part of the Edmont dynasty that won five consecutive Grey Cups from 1978 to 1982. Hollomon won three West All-Stars (1976, 1978 and 1982) as well as one CFL All-Star in 1978. Hollomon recorded 40 career interceptions, returning 5 for touchdowns and 8 career fumble recoveries, taking 2 of those back all the way. Besides playing defensive back, Hollomon's speed made him an excellent kick returner and he added two more touchdowns on punt returns for a total of 9 career touchdowns. Hollomon's best season was his CFL All-Star year in 1978 when he led the CFL in intereptions with 8, returning 4 of them for touchdowns.
| Year | Team | GP | Int | Yds | Avg | TDInt | Long | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | EDM | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | EDM | 8 | 5 | 132 | 26.4 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | EDM | 16 | 8 | 228 | 28.5 | 4 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | EDM | 16 | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | EDM | 15 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | EDM | 16 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 1 | 53 | |
| 1982 | EDM | 16 | 9 | 178 | 19.8 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 82 | 41 | 1 | 43 | |
| 1983 | EDM | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | EDM | 15 | 3 | 51 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | EDM | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | KOR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | PR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | EDM | 26 | 794 | 30.5 | 0 | 82 | 50 | 568 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
| 1977 | EDM | 6 | 183 | 30.5 | 0 | 45 | 10 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 1978 | EDM | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 0 | 27 | 45 | 417 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 1979 | EDM | 23 | 609 | 26.5 | 0 | 55 | 15 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 1980 | EDM | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1981 | EDM | 8 | 167 | 20.9 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | EDM | 12 | 271 | 22.6 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 1983 | EDM | 31 | 765 | 24.7 | 0 | 44 | 42 | 366 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 1984 | EDM | 7 | 176 | 25.1 | 0 | 36 | 32 | 250 | 43 | 0 | 55 |
| 1985 | EDM | 5 | 112 | 22.4 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Year | Team | F | FL | OFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | EDM | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | EDM | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | EDM | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | EDM | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | EDM | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 1984 | EDM | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | EDM | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sacks
| Year | Team | Sacks | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | EDM | ||
| 1977 | EDM | ||
| 1978 | EDM | ||
| 1979 | EDM | ||
| 1980 | EDM | ||
| 1981 | EDM | 1.5 | |
| 1982 | EDM | 0 | |
| 1983 | EDM | 0 | |
| 1984 | EDM | 0 | |
| 1985 | EDM | 0 |
Note: Quarterback Sacks stats were not kept until 1981 and defensive tackles were officially tracked only starting in 1987.
| Year | Team | BK | BC | BFG | BP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | EDM | 1 | |||
| 1980 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
