LeBaron Hollimon

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LeBaron Hollimon
Personal information
Full name LeBaron Hollimon
Date of birth (1969-08-13) August 13, 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Wichita, Kansas, United States
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1991 Eastern Illinois Panthers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1992 Tulsa Ambush (indoor) 22 (5)
1992–1999 Wichita Wings (indoor) 238 (99)
1999–2000 Edmonton Drillers (indoor) 43 (6)
2000–2001 Kansas City Attack (indoor) 20 (3)
2001 Edmonton Drillers (indoor) 9 (2)
Managerial career
2011–2013 Wichita Wings
2013–2014 Hutchinson Blue Dragons (women's asst.)
2014–2015 Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes (men's asst.)
2015–2021 Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes (women's)
2019–2021 Ontario Fury (asst.)
2021– FC Wichita (men's & women's asst.)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

LeBaron Hollimon (born August 13, 1969) is an American soccer coach who is currently on the staff of FC Wichita. Hollimon serves as the Director of Coaching for the FC Wichita Academy and also coaches with the men's USL League Two and women's United Women's Soccer teams.

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Early life

Hollimon was born in Wichita, Kansas, where he graduated from Wichita Northwest High School in 1987. [1] As a high school player, LeBaron was named All-City in both the Spring and Fall seasons of 1986. In 2009 Hollimon was named to the 50th Anniversary All-City team. [2]

Coach

Hollimon has coached several competitive youth club teams in the Wichita, Kansas area. During his reign as a youth soccer coach his teams have won the USA Cup twice, [3] won the Kansas State Cup twice, [4] and won the Disney Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament. [5]

For his accomplishments as both a player and as a youth coach he was inducted into the Kansas Soccer Hall of Fame in 2008. [6]

In 2011, Hollimon was named head coach of the Wichita Wings, a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent two seasons with the Wichita Wings, before the franchise folded.

Following his professional coaching debut, Hollimon spent 2013 as an assistant women's coach at Hutchinson Community College. [7]

In 2014, Hollimon joined the California State University, San Bernardino men's soccer program as an assistant. The following season he was named interim head coach of the women's team when the head coach, Travis Clarke, stepped down. Hollimon was then given the head coach position beginning with the 2016 season. [8]

In 2021, Hollimon returned to Kansas, named head men's soccer coach at Kansas Wesleyan University, as well as taking on a key role within the FC Wichita organization. [9]

Player

Hollimon attended Eastern Illinois University, playing on the men's soccer team. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology. In 1991, the Tulsa Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League selected Hollimon in the second round of the NPSL draft. In 1992, the Wichita Wings selected Hollimon in the supplemental draft when they entered the NPSL. With his selection by the Wings, he became the first native Wichitan to play for the team. [10] During his seven years with the Wichita Wings, Hollimon made six playoff appearances. He also "finished in the top five in every major statistical category in his career in Wichita." [11] In 1999, the Wings traded Hollimon and Sterling Wescott to the Edmonton Drillers in exchange for Pat Onstad and Bill Sedgewick. He played for the Drillers through the 1999–2000 season and began the 2000–2001 season there before moving to the Kansas City Attack.

Following are the career statistics for Hollimon over the years 1992–98, for which he was ranked in the top five (5) for all-time leaders.

RankCategoryTotal
3Games Played204
53-Point Goals8
42-Point Goals68
4Assists59
5Points227
4Blocked Shots125
2Game-Winning Goals9
2Fouls249

Awards

Awards
1993-94 Wichita Wings Unsung Hero
2000 Edmonton Drillers Defensive Player of the Year [1]
2008Inducted to the Kansas Soccer Hall of Fame [1]
2009Named to Eagle's 50th anniversary All-City team

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References

  1. ↑ Back Where He Belongs
  2. ↑ The Eagle's 50th anniversary All-City team
  3. ↑ "Home". usacup.org.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Soccer | Events and Training | ESPN Wide World of Sports".
  6. ↑ Former Wings star Hollimon named head coach Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ CSUSB Bio
  8. ↑ "Hollimon named women's soccer head coach".
  9. ↑ "LEBARON HOLLIMON JOINS FC WICHITA COACHING STAFF". FCWichita.com. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  10. ↑ Back Where He Belongs
  11. ↑ "Wichita Wings Indoor Soccer". Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
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