Joe Holland (collegiate coach)
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Joe Holland was an American football
, basketball
, and baseball
coach in the United States
. He was the first head college football
coach for the Vanport Vikings
(now the Portland State Vikings) located in Portland
, Oregon
. He held that position for eight seasons, from 1947 until 1954. His coaching record at Vanport was 20 wins, 42 losses and 3 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him sixth at Portland State in total wins and eighth winning percentage . Holland also served as Vanport's men's basketball during the 1947–1948 season and as head baseball coach between 1946–1948. Holland also served as athletic director
for Vanport and subsequently Portland State College between 1946–1964
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
coach in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He was the first head college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
coach for the Vanport Vikings
Portland State Vikings
Portland State Vikings is the nickname of the NCAA-affiliated, intercollegiate athletic teams representing Portland State University of Portland, Oregon...
(now the Portland State Vikings) located in Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. He held that position for eight seasons, from 1947 until 1954. His coaching record at Vanport was 20 wins, 42 losses and 3 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2010 season, this ranks him sixth at Portland State in total wins and eighth winning percentage . Holland also served as Vanport's men's basketball during the 1947–1948 season and as head baseball coach between 1946–1948. Holland also served as athletic director
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
for Vanport and subsequently Portland State College between 1946–1964