| Eddie Kienholz | |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Bellingham, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Laguna Hills, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Connecticut |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1910–1912 |
| Player Team2: | Washington State |
| Player Positions: | Halfback |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1916–1922 |
| Coach Team2: | Long Beach Poly HS (CA) |
| Coach Years3: | 1923–1924 |
| Coach Team3: | Santa Clara |
| Coach Years4: | 1928–1931 |
| Coach Team4: | Occidental |
| Coach Sport5: | Basketball |
| Coach Years6: | 1923–1925 |
| Coach Team6: | Santa Clara |
| Coach Years7: | 1926–1932 |
| Coach Team7: | Occidental |
| Coach Years8: | 1935–1938 |
| Coach Team8: | Caltech |
| Coach Sport9: | Baseball |
| Coach Years10: | 1924 |
| Coach Team10: | Santa Clara |
| Admin Years1: | 1923–1925 |
| Admin Team1: | Santa Clara |
| Overall Record: | 26–22–3 (college football) 8–40 (college basketball, excluding Occidental) 8–8 (college baseball) |
| Championships: | Football 2 SCC (1928–1929) |
Edgar H. Kienholz (May 18, 1889 – October 1, 1974) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Santa Clara University from 1923 to 1924 and Occidental College from 1928 to 1931, compiling a career college football coaching record of 26–22–3. He was also Santa Clara's head basketball coach from 1923 to 1925 and head baseball coach in 1924. Kienholz was the head football coach at Long Beach Polytechnic High School from 1916 to 1922.[1] In 1935, he was hired as the head basketball coach at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).[2] [3]
Kienholz died on October 1, 1974, at this home in Laguna Hills, California.[4]