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American football player and sports coach (1906–1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elmer W. Holm (January 14, 1906 – October 8, 1992) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He was the 21st head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, serving for six seasons, from 1936 to 1941, and compiling a record of 23–31–3.[1][2] Holm was also the head basketball coach at Washburn from 1933 to 1936, tallying a mark of 21–36.
Biographical details | |
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Born | Nebraska, U.S. | January 14, 1906
Died | October 8, 1992 86) Colorado, U.S. | (aged
Playing career | |
Football | |
1926–1928 | Nebraska |
Basketball | |
1926–1928 | Nebraska |
Position(s) | Guard (football) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1929–1935 | Washburn (assistant) |
1936–1941 | Washburn |
1942 | Nebraska (line) |
Basketball | |
1929–1933 | Washburn (assistant) |
1933–1936 | Washburn |
Track | |
1929–? | Washburn |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1936–1942 | Washburn |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 23–31–3 (football) 21–36 (basketball) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
Following his tenure at Washburn, Holm spent the 1942 season as an assistant football coach at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[3]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Washburn Ichabods (Missouri Valley Conference) (1936–1940) | |||||||||
1936 | Washburn | 2–6–1 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
1937 | Washburn | 0–10 | 0–3 | 8th | |||||
1938 | Washburn | 6–3 | 2–0 | NA | |||||
1939 | Washburn | 6–4 | 1–3 | 7th | |||||
1940 | Washburn | 4–6 | 0–4 | 7th | |||||
Washburn Ichabods (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1941) | |||||||||
1941 | Washburn | 5–2–2 | |||||||
Washburn: | 23–31–3 | ||||||||
Total: | 23–31–3 |
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