Joe Holsinger Explained

Joe Holsinger
Birth Date:20 January 1904
Death Place:Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1925–1927
Player Team2:Kansas State
Player Positions:Halfback
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1928–1932
Coach Team2:Florida (backfield)
Coach Team3:Wisconsin (assistant)
Coach Years3:1933–1934
Coach Years4:1939–1945
Coach Team4:Michigan State (assistant)
Coach Sport5:Basketball
Coach Years6:1935–1939
Coach Team6:Dayton
Coach Sport7:Golf
Coach Years8:1930–1933
Coach Team8:Florida
Coach Years9:1935–1939
Coach Team9:Dayton
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Joe F. Holsinger (January 20, 1904 – August 16, 1946) was an American football, basketball, and golf player and coach.[1] Holsinger was a star athlete for the Kansas State Wildcats.[2] He was then a backfield coach under Charlie Bachman for the Florida Gators,[3] coaching the "Phantom Four" of 1928, and for the Michigan State Spartans. In 1935, he became the head basketball and golf coach for the Dayton Flyers.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gone Pro: Florida: Gator Athletes Who Became Pros. 296. Steve Rajtar. 21 July 2014. 9781578605439.
  2. Book: Athletic Journal. 1935. Athletic Journal Publishing Company.
  3. News: Holsinger Sees Need of Second String Quarter. The Evening Independent. Joe Holsinger . September 3, 1929.
  4. Coach Joe Holsinger. University Photographs. January 1936.