About Elmer Holm
Lived 1906 – 1992 (aged 86). Elmer Holm was an American basketball coach.
Elmer W. Holm (January 14, 1906 – October 8, 1992) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He was the 21st head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, serving for six seasons, from 1936 to 1941, and compiling a record of 23–31–3. Holm was also the head basketball coach at Washburn from 1933 to 1936, tallying a mark of 21–36.
Following his tenure at Washburn, Holm spent the 1942 season as an assistant football coach at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
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Who was Elmer Holm?
American football player and coach
When was Elmer Holm born?
Elmer Holm was born on 14 January 1906 in Nebraska.
When did Elmer Holm die?
Elmer Holm died on 8 October 1992 in Colorado.
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Elmer Holm was a basketball coach.
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Elmer Holm was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Elmer Holm. https://biography.guide/elmer-holm/
MLA: "Elmer Holm." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/elmer-holm/.
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