Elmer Holm Explained

Elmer Holm
Birth Date:14 January 1906
Birth Place:Nebraska, U.S.
Death Place:Colorado, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1926–1928
Player Team2:Nebraska
Player Sport3:Basketball
Player Years4:1926–1928
Player Team4:Nebraska
Player Positions:Guard (football)
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1929–1935
Coach Team2:Washburn (assistant)
Coach Years3:1936–1941
Coach Team3:Washburn
Coach Years4:1942
Coach Team4:Nebraska (line)
Coach Sport5:Basketball
Coach Years6:1929–1933
Coach Team6:Washburn (assistant)
Coach Years7:1933–1936
Coach Team7:Washburn
Coach Sport8:Track
Coach Years9:1929–?
Coach Team9:Washburn
Admin Years1:1936–1942
Admin Team1:Washburn
Overall Record:23–31–3 (football)
21–36 (basketball)
Awards:

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.

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]

Head coaching record

Football

Notes and References

  1. Web site: College Football Onto Sport Stage. January 11, 2011. Lawrence Journal-World. September 18, 1941.
  2. Web site: History . . January 12, 2011.
  3. Web site: Assistant coaches. February 19, 2010 . HuskerPedia.