Joseph Vernon[1] Holland (September 7, 1916 – January 23, 1992)[2] was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He was the first head football coach for the Vanport Vikings (now the Portland State Vikings) located in Portland, Oregon. He held that position for eight seasons, from 1947 until 1954. His coaching record at Vanport was 20–42–3.[3] Holland also served as Vanport's men's basketball during the 1947–48 season and as head baseball coach from 1946 to 1948.[4] Holland also served as athletic director for Vanport and subsequently Portland State College from 1946 to 1964.[4]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 7, 1916 Grand Forks County, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 1992 (aged 75) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1947–1954 | Vanport |
| Basketball | |
| 1947–1948 | Vanport |
| Baseball | |
| 1946–1948 | Vanport |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1946–1964 | Vanport / Portland State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 20–42–3 (football) 14–5 (basketball) |
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanport Vikings (Independent) (1947–1949) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Vanport | 1–8 | |||||||
| 1948 | Vanport | 1–5–2 | |||||||
| 1949 | Vanport | 5–4 | |||||||
| Vanport: | 7–17–2 | ||||||||
| Vanport / Portland State Vikings (Oregon Collegiate Conference) (1950–1954) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Vanport | 1–5–1 | 0–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1951 | Vanport | 3–5 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1952 | Portland State | 0–9 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1953 | Portland State | 5–2 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1954 | Portland State | 3–5 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| Vanport: | 12–26 | 5–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 20–42–3 | ||||||||
Basketball
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanport Vikings (NAIA independent) (1947–1948) | |||||||||
| 1947–48 | Vanport | 14–5 | |||||||
| Vanport: | 14–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 14–5 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "The Present Status of Professional Curriculum in Physical Education", Holland, Joseph Vernon, Oregon, School of Education, 1956
- ^ "Oregon, Death Index, 1903-1998," Joseph Vernon Holland, 1992
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Portland St. Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ a b "Dr. Joe Holland". Portland State Vikings. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
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