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| alt = College football player Jim Holder wearing his #33 jersey and posing with a football for a publicity picture |
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| caption = Holder in Panhandle A&M football uniform |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1966|9|25|1940|8|24}} |
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| death_place = [[South Vietnam]] |
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| monuments = Appears listed on [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]] |
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| alma_mater = [[Oklahoma Panhandle State University|Panhandle A&M College]] |
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| awards = NAIA All America<br />College Football Hall of Fame inductee |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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| − | Born in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1940, Holder attended school in his home town<ref name="HOFIS"/> and moved to [[Goodwell, Oklahoma]] in 1958 to enter [[Oklahoma Panhandle State University|Panhandle A&M College]]. A three-sport performer, Holder played golf and football for the Aggies, while setting |
+ | Born in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1940, Holder attended school in his home town<ref name="HOFIS"/> and moved to [[Goodwell, Oklahoma]] in 1958 to enter [[Oklahoma Panhandle State University|Panhandle A&M College]]. A three-sport performer, Holder played golf and football for the Aggies, while setting track and field records in the long jump and 100-yard dash.<ref name="HOFIS"/><ref name="2012RTE"/> After his freshman year, Holder returned to Wichita Falls to attend [[Midwestern State University]], then re-entered Panhandle State in 1961 to complete his college athletic career.<ref name="Nelson06142012">{{cite web|url=http://kgynradio.net/news/sports/opsu-holders-life-story-endures/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130222095609/http://kgynradio.net/news/sports/opsu-holders-life-story-endures/ |dead-url=yes |archive-date=February 22, 2013 |title=Holder's Life Story Endures |last=Nelson |first=Laura |date=June 14, 2012 |work=KGYN Radio News |publisher=KGYN Radio |accessdate=22 July 2012}}</ref> |
Holder's team lost one game in his sophomore year, and Holder was selected as All Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference honorable mention. As a junior, Holder ran 77 times for the Aggies, gaining 565 yards, averaging 109.3 yards per game and was again an honorable mention All Conference. During his senior year in 1963, Holder broke school and NAIA records by rushing for 1775 yards on 275 carries in ten games.<ref name="2012RTE"/><ref name="USAT07202012"/> His NAIA rushing yards record would stand for over 20 years. In addition, Holder accounted for over two thirds of his team's total offense; he was selected All Conference and NAIA All American.<ref name="Nelson06142012"/> |
Holder's team lost one game in his sophomore year, and Holder was selected as All Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference honorable mention. As a junior, Holder ran 77 times for the Aggies, gaining 565 yards, averaging 109.3 yards per game and was again an honorable mention All Conference. During his senior year in 1963, Holder broke school and NAIA records by rushing for 1775 yards on 275 carries in ten games.<ref name="2012RTE"/><ref name="USAT07202012"/> His NAIA rushing yards record would stand for over 20 years. In addition, Holder accounted for over two thirds of his team's total offense; he was selected All Conference and NAIA All American.<ref name="Nelson06142012"/> |
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Revision as of 14:47, 24 January 2021
| Jim Holder | |
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 Holder in Panhandle A&M football uniform | |
| Born |
James Edward Holder August 24, 1940 Wichita Falls, Texas |
| Died |
September 25, 1966 (aged 26) South Vietnam |
| Monuments | Appears listed on Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
| Alma mater | Panhandle A&M College |
| Occupation | Football player, coach, U.S. Army officer |
| Years active | 1958–1963 |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 175 pounds (79 kg) |
| Awards |
NAIA All America College Football Hall of Fame inductee |
James Edward Holder (August 24, 1940 – September 25, 1966)[1] was an American football player who played running back at Panhandle A&M College—now Oklahoma Panhandle State University, setting the NAIA single season records for rushes and yards gained during his senior year. An ROTC member, Holder entered the United States Army after graduation and was killed while serving as an air cavalry officer during the Vietnam War. On July 21, 2012, Holder was inducted posthumously into the College Football Hall of Fame, the first from his school ever so enshrined.[2][3]
Career
Born in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1940, Holder attended school in his home town[1] and moved to Goodwell, Oklahoma in 1958 to enter Panhandle A&M College. A three-sport performer, Holder played golf and football for the Aggies, while setting track and field records in the long jump and 100-yard dash.[1][2] After his freshman year, Holder returned to Wichita Falls to attend Midwestern State University, then re-entered Panhandle State in 1961 to complete his college athletic career.[4]
Holder's team lost one game in his sophomore year, and Holder was selected as All Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference honorable mention. As a junior, Holder ran 77 times for the Aggies, gaining 565 yards, averaging 109.3 yards per game and was again an honorable mention All Conference. During his senior year in 1963, Holder broke school and NAIA records by rushing for 1775 yards on 275 carries in ten games.[2][3] His NAIA rushing yards record would stand for over 20 years. In addition, Holder accounted for over two thirds of his team's total offense; he was selected All Conference and NAIA All American.[4]
In 1964, Holder served his team as student assistant football coach, completed his degree in health and physical education, then became a commissioned officer in the Army. He briefly played semi-pro football while training at Fort Benning,[2] and went to Vietnam with his unit, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).[5] In September 1966, Holder lost his life in a helicopter crash.[6]
Legacy
Holder's name appears on Washington, D.C.'s Vietnam Veterans Memorial on panel 11E, line 15.[6] His school retired his uniform number 33, the first ever retired by Panhandle State.[1] In 2012 Holder was inducted the College Football Hall of Fame. He is the only player from Oklahoma Panhandle State University to be a member of the Hall.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Hall of Fame Inductee Search". College Football Hall of Fame website. National Football Foundation. http://collegefootball.org/famer_selected.php?id=90234. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "2012 Road to Enshrinement: Jim Holder". College Football Hall of Fame website. National Football Foundation. http://www.collegefootball.org/news_article.php?id=2157. Retrieved 22 July 2012.[dead link]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2012 at a glance". USA Today. Gannett. July 20, 2012. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/story/2012-07-19/College-Football-Hall-of-Fame-Class-of-2012-at-a-glance/56349700/1. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Nelson, Laura (June 14, 2012). "Holder's Life Story Endures". KGYN Radio News. KGYN Radio. http://kgynradio.net/news/sports/opsu-holders-life-story-endures/. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ↑ "MEMORIAL D Company 1st Battalion 5th US Cavalry 1st Cavalry Division". Ranger25.com. Collins Research and Development. 2002. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120730071558/http://www.ranger25.com/D%20Company%20Memorial.htm. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "James Edward Holder". Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The Wall. 4/9 Infantry Manchu (Vietnam) Association. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050235/http://thewall-usa.com/info.asp?recid=23694. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
External links
- Jim Holder at the College Football Hall of Fame
The original article can be found at Jim Holder and the edit history here.