Joe Holland (baseball)

Joe Holland
Biographical details
Alma materClemson College
Playing career
1904Clemson
Position(s)Fullback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1910Clemson
Head coaching record
Overall10–11
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-Southern football player (1904)

Joseph G. Holland was a college football and baseball player as well as baseball coach. He coached at his alma mater Clemson College in 1910, leading the Clemson Tigers baseball team to a 10–11 record. Holland was an All-Southern fullback for the football team in 1904, selected such by former Clemson coach John Heisman,[1] during a year in which he was a sophomore captain.[2] He missed both extra points against Georgia. Holland also played 7 seasons of minor league baseball, including 69 games for the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League in 1911.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ J. W. Heisman (December 4, 1904). "Coach Heisman Names All Southern Team". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 5. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Kyle King. Fighting Like Cats and Dogs (PDF). p. 47.
  3. ^ "Joe Holland's Play Won For Roanoke". The Charlotte Observer. December 26, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved August 14, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ Peter C. Stewart (September 7, 2010). Early Professional Baseball in Hampton Roads: A History, 1884-1928. p. 93. ISBN 9780786456864.
  5. ^ "Joe Holland". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved May 20, 2016.