Max Holm

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Max Holm
Playing career
Football
1960–1961 Westminster (PA)
Position(s) End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1972–1973 Geneva
Basketball
1969–1971 Geneva (assistant)
1971–1972 Geneva
Head coaching record
Overall12–6 (football)
6–18 (basketball)

Max Holm is a former American football and basketball player and coach. He is credited with building one of the strongest defensive teams for NAIA football during his day. [1] He is one of the few "modern era" college coaches to have been both the head basketball coach and the head football coach at the same school in the same calendar year. [2]

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Playing career

A native of Pittsburgh, [3] Holm played as an end for Westminster College [4] for the 1960 and 1961 seasons [5] under Hall of Fame coach Harold Burry. [6] Holm completed his high school football play at Peabody High School in Pittsburgh. [7]

Coaching career

Geneva basketball

Holm was the basketball coach for the Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, for the 1971–72 season, and then resigned to take the head football coach position at the same school. [8] Prior to being head basketball coach, he was an assistant in the program for two seasons. [9]

Geneva football

Holm became the 26th head football for Geneva [10] and he held that position for two seasons, from 1972 to 1973, compiling a record of 12–6. [11]

In his first year at Geneva, Holm led the charge of an exciting season [12] that began among concerns of relying heavily on sophomores [13] and ended with a record of 8 wins and 1 loss, with the sole loss coming on the last and highly anticipated [14] game of the season against Westminster College. The Golden Tornadoes were the nation's leading team against the rush while the Titans rushing attack was just average. Before the final game of 1972, Geneva's opponents could only average 48.3 yards per game on the ground. [15]

While at Geneva, he coached future National Football League player Bruce Craft, who played offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys. [16]

Holm resigned his position after the conclusion of the 1973 season. [17]

Head coaching record

Football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Geneva Golden Tornadoes (Independent)(1972–1973)
1972Geneva8–1
1973Geneva4–5
Geneva:12–6
Total:12–6

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References

  1. ↑ "Max Holm Ex-Geneva Grid Coach" The Beaver County Times by Rich Emert, November 23, 1973
  2. ↑ "Big Switch for Max Holm" The Beaver County Times by Ed Rose, Jr. September 2, 1972
  3. ↑ "This Afternoon" New Castle News November 10, 1960 Archived copy at the Library of Congress (April 27, 2010).
  4. ↑ "Titans Accept 7-0 Win in Dull Contest" New Castle News October 16, 1961 Archived copy at the Library of Congress (April 27, 2010).
  5. ↑ "Titan Girdders Report" New Castle News September 5 August 30, 1961 Archived copy at the Library of Congress (April 27, 2010).
  6. ↑ Westminster College Athletics head coaching records
  7. ↑ "Bulldogs Cop Second Game, 33-7" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Fred P. Alger, October 22, 1957
  8. ↑ "Big Switch for Max Holm" The Beaver County Times by Ed Rose, Jr. September 2, 1972
  9. ↑ "Max Holm Ex-Geneva Grid Coach" The Beaver County Times by Rich Emert, November 23, 1973
  10. ↑ Derrick Daily News, "Sports" July 8, 1972
  11. ↑ Geneva College coaching records
  12. ↑ "Geneva Still Perfect Following 28-12 Win" New Castle News November 6, 1972 Archived copy at the Library of Congress (April 27, 2010).
  13. ↑ "Geneva Counting on Sophomores" New Castle News September 5, 1972 Archived copy at the Library of Congress (April 27, 2010).
  14. ↑ "Old Rivalry Renewed Saturday" New Castle News November 9, 1972 Archived copy at the Library of Congress (April 27, 2010).
  15. ↑ "Westminster Rushes Past Geneva, 19-12" New Castle News November 13, 1972 Archived copy at the Library of Congress (April 27, 2010).
  16. ↑ ESPN NFL Draft History
  17. ↑ "Geneva Coach Holm Resigns" The Pittsburgh Press November 23, 1973
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