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Joe Holsinger

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Joe Holsinger
Biographical details
Born(1904-01-20)January 20, 1904
DiedAugust 16, 1946(1946-08-16) (aged 42)
Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1925–1927Kansas State
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1928–1932Florida (backfield)
1933–1934Wisconsin (assistant)
1939–1945Michigan State (assistant)
Basketball
1935–1939Dayton
Golf
1930–1933Florida
1935–1939Dayton
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

Joe F. Holsinger (January 20, 1904 – August 16, 1946) was an American football, basketball, and golf player and coach.[1] Holsinger was a star athlete for the Kansas State Wildcats.[2] He was then a backfield coach under Charlie Bachman for the Florida Gators,[3] coaching the "Phantom Four" of 1928, and for the Michigan State Spartans. In 1935, he became the head basketball and golf coach for the Dayton Flyers.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Steve Rajtar (July 21, 2014). Gone Pro: Florida: Gator Athletes Who Became Pros. p. 296. ISBN 9781578605439.
  2. ^ Athletic Journal. Athletic Journal Publishing Company. 1935.
  3. ^ Joe Holsinger (September 3, 1929). "Holsinger Sees Need of Second String Quarter". The Evening Independent.
  4. ^ "Coach Joe Holsinger". University Photographs. January 1936.
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