Ferdinand Holtkamp
Holtkamp pictured in Reveille 1922, Mississippi State yearbook
Biographical details
Bornc. 1889
Died1944 (aged 55)
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1916–1919Ohio State
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920–1921Mississippi A&M
1922–1925Western Reserve
Basketball
1922–1925Western Reserve
Head coaching record
Overall25–26–3 (football)
21–25 (basketball)

Ferdinand G. "Fritz" Holtkamp (c. 1889 – 1944) was an American college football and college basketball coach] He served as the head football coach at Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College—now known as Mississippi State University—from 1920 to 1921 and Western Reserve University—now a part of Case Western Reserve University—from 1922 to 1925, compiling a career college football coaching record of 25–26–3. During his two-season tenure at Mississippi A&M, Holtkamp compiled a record of 9–7–1)[1][2] Holtkamp was also the head basketball coach at Western Reserve from 1922 to 1925.

Holtkamp played college football at Ohio State University as a center from 1916 to 1919. He died in 1944 at the age of 55 at Pearl Harbor following a long illness. He had been employed at the naval base as a civilian in construction.[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1920–1921)
1920 Mississippi A&M 5–3 4–2
1921 Mississippi A&M 4–4–1 2–3–1
Mississippi A&M: 9–7–1 6–5–1
Western Reserve Pioneers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1922–1925)
1922 Western Reserve 3–7 3–6 T–11th
1923 Western Reserve 5–4 5–4 7th
1924 Western Reserve 5–2–2 3–2–2 T–7th
1925 Western Reserve 3–6 2–5 17th
Western Reserve: 16–19–2 13–17–2
Total: 25–26–3

References

  1. ^ DeLassus, David. "Fred Holtkamp Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  2. ^ Galbraith, Joe; Nemeth, Mike, eds. (2006). 2006 Mississippi State Football Media Guide (PDF). Birmingham, Alabama: EBSCO Media. p. 128. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  3. ^ "Buck Star of Harley Era Dies in Hawaii". The Logan Daily News. Logan, Ohio. Associated Press. November 9, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved August 23, 2015 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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