 Holmes pictured in Wickup 1913, Idaho State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 16, 1873 Geneva, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 1948 (aged 75) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1897–1898 | Wisconsin |
| Position(s) | Tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1900–1903 | Utah |
| 1904–1907 | USC |
| 1909–1914 | Academy of Idaho |
| Baseball | |
| 1901–1904 | Utah |
| 1908 | USC |
| Track | |
| 1905–1908 | USC |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 60–24–4 (football) 21–11 (baseball) |
Harvey Robson Holmes (January 16, 1873 – May 10, 1948) was an American football player and coach of football, baseball, and track. He served as the head football coach the University of Utah, (1900–1903), the University of Southern California (1904–1907), and the Academy of Idaho—now known as Idaho State University—(1909–1914), compiling a career college football record of 60–24–4. Holmes was the head baseball coach at Utah from 1901 to 1904 and at USC in 1908, tallying a career college baseball mark of 21–11. In addition, he served as the head track coach at USC from 1905 to 1908.