Jerome H. Holland | |
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| United States Ambassador to Sweden | |
| In office April 14, 1970 – August 30, 1972 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | William Womack Heath |
| Succeeded by | Robert Strausz-Hupé |
| 9th President of Hampton University | |
| In office 1960–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Alonzo G. Morón |
| Succeeded by | Roy D. Savage |
| President of Delaware State College | |
| In office 1953–1960 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar J. Chapman |
| Succeeded by | Luna I. Mishoe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jerome Heartwell Holland January 9, 1916 Auburn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 13, 1985 (aged 69) New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Cornell University University of Pennsylvania |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom NFF Distinguished American Award (1972) |
| College football career | |
| Cornell Big Red – No. 86 | |
| Position | End |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Cornell (1936–1938) |
| High school | Auburn (Auburn, New York) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| College Football Hall of Fame (1965) | |
Jerome Heartwell "Brud" Holland (January 9, 1916 – January 13, 1985) was an American university president and diplomat. He was the first African American to play college football at Cornell University, and was chosen as an All American in 1937 and 1938. He was also the first African American to chair the American Red Cross Board of Governors, which named its Laboratory for the Biomedical Sciences in his honor.[1] He was the first African-American to sit on the board of the New York Stock Exchange (1972), and the first appointed to Massachusetts Institute of Technology's governing body, "The Corporation".[2][3][4]