Elmer Holm

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.

Elmer Holm
Biographical details
Born(1906-01-14)January 14, 1906
Nebraska, U.S.
DiedOctober 8, 1992(1992-10-08) (aged 86)
Colorado, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1926–1928Nebraska
Basketball
1926–1928Nebraska
Position(s)Guard (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1935Washburn (assistant)
1936–1941Washburn
1942Nebraska (line)
Basketball
1929–1933Washburn (assistant)
1933–1936Washburn
Track
1929–?Washburn
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1936–1942Washburn
Head coaching record
Overall23–31–3 (football)
21–36 (basketball)

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

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Washburn Ichabods (Missouri Valley Conference) (1936–1940)
1936 Washburn 2–6–11–46th
1937 Washburn 0–100–38th
1938 Washburn 6–32–0NA
1939 Washburn 6–41–37th
1940 Washburn 4–60–47th
Washburn Ichabods (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1941)
1941 Washburn 5–2–2
Washburn: 23–31–3
Total:23–31–3

References

  1. "College Football Onto Sport Stage". Lawrence Journal-World. September 18, 1941. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  2. "History" (PDF). Washburn Ichabods. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
  3. "Assistant coaches". HuskerPedia. Retrieved February 19, 2010.
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