| Dave Holmes | |
| Birth Date: | 7 January 1924 |
| Death Place: | near Avery, Idaho, U.S |
| Player Years1: | 1940s |
| Player Team1: | Whitworth |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Years1: | 1952–1954 |
| Coach Team1: | Tonasket HS (WA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1955–1962 |
| Coach Team2: | North Central HS (WA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1963–1967 |
| Coach Team3: | Eastern Washington |
| Coach Years4: | 1968–1973 |
| Coach Team4: | Hawaii |
| Coach Years5: | 1974–1984 |
| Coach Team5: | University HS (WA) |
| Admin Years1: | 1963–1968 |
| Admin Team1: | Eastern Washington State |
| Overall Record: | 80–30–2 (college) 95–66–7 (high school) |
| Tournament Record: | 1–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Championships: | 2 Evergreen (1965–1967) |
David Leon Holmes (January 7, 1924 – August 25, 1999) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head coach football coach at Eastern Washington State College—now known as Eastern Washington University—from 1963 to 1967, where his record was 34–13–1. Holmes then went on to the University of Hawaii (1968–1973), where he still holds the record for highest career winning percentage (.718). Under Holmes, Hawaii never had a losing season. Holmes was a graduate of Tonasket High School and Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington. Holmes began and ended his head coaching career as a high school coach in Spokane. Prior to his tenure at Eastern Washington, he was the head coach at North Central High School, where he compiled a 35–28–4 record. Holmes finished his coaching career at University High School. His record at University was 60–38–3 from 1974 to 1984. His career prep record was 95–66–7. Holmes died on August 25, 1999, at the age of 75 of an apparent heart attack while fly fishing in Northern Idaho.[1]