Joe Holland (baseball)

Joe Holland
Sport(s) Baseball, football
Biographical details
Alma mater Clemson College
Playing career
1904 Clemson
Position(s) Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1910 Clemson
Head coaching record
Overall 1011
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern football player (1904)

Joseph G. "Joe" Holland was a college football and baseball player as well as baseball coach. He coached at his alma mater Clemson College in 1910, leading the Clemson Tigers baseball team to a 1011 record. Holland was an All-Southern fullback for the football team in 1904, selected such by former Clemson coach John Heisman,[1] during a year in which he was a sophomore captain.[2] He missed both extra points against Georgia. Holland also played 7 seasons of minor league baseball, including 69 games for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League in 1911.[3][4][5]

References

  1. J. W. Heisman (December 4, 1904). "Coach Heisman Names All Southern Team". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 5. Retrieved March 5, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Kyle King. Fighting Like Cats and Dogs (PDF). p. 47.
  3. "Joe Holland's Play Won For Roanoke". The Charlotte Observer. December 26, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved August 14, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Peter C. Stewart. Early Professional Baseball in Hampton Roads: A History, 1884-1928. p. 93.
  5. "Joe Holland". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2016.


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