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A. F. Holste

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A. F. Holste
Biographical details
Born(1874-09-08)September 8, 1874
Palatine, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1899Chicago
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1900Wisconsin–Whitewater
1901Denison
1902Morgan Park Academy (IL)
1903Rose Polytechnic
1904Fairmount
1908–1911Hastings
1912Bellevue (NE)
1913Butte HS (MT)
1916Lenox
1917Fargo
1919–1921Fergus County HS (MT)
1922–1925Hastings
Baseball
1904Fairmount
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Montana HS State (1913)

Friedrich August Albert Holste, known as August Fred Holste, (September 8, 1874 – ?) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology—in 1903 and Fairmount College–now known as Wichita State University in 1904. Holste played college football at the University of Chicago, where he was a member of the undefeated 1899 Chicago Maroons football team.[1] Holste coached at Morgan Park Academy in Chicago 1902.[2]

Holster served as the head coach at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater in 1900 and Denison University in 1901.[3]

In 1913, he served as the head football coach at Butte High School in Butte, Montana, winning the state championship in his lone season.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Fairmount's Plan; Athletic Association Secure's Competent Coach for Season; Prospects For Football; Holste, of Chicago and Something About Him". The Wichita Daily Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. May 15, 1904. p. 11. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Coach for Rose Polytechnic". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. September 8, 1903. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Hastings Hopes for Winning Team". Sunday State Journal. September 26, 1909. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  4. ^ "Coach Holste Leaves". Butte Daily Post. Butte, Montana. June 6, 1914. Retrieved August 15, 2023.