Samuel B. "Frosty" Holt (August 20, 1902 – May 24, 1986) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Carson–Newman College—now known as Carson–Newman University—in Jefferson City, Tennessee from 1929 to 1949, compiling a record of 94–57–16.
![]() Holt in the 1970s | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | August 20, 1902 |
Died | May 24, 1986 Jefferson City, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 83)
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Football | |
1929–1944 | Carson–Newman |
1945 | William & Mary (assistant) |
1946–1949 | Carson–Newman |
Basketball | |
19??–19?? | Carson–Newman |
1945–1946 | William & Mary |
Baseball | |
1927–1964 | Carson–Newman |
1946 | William & Mary |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 94–57–16 (football) |
Bowls | 0–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Football 6 Smoky Mountain (1932–1933, 1936–1937, 1939, 1947) | |
Coaching career
editHolt was the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team for the 1945–46 season.[1] In his sole year at the program's helm, Holt compiled 10–10 record with a mark of 5–5 in Southern Conference play.[1]
Death
editHolt died on May 24, 1986, at a hospital in Jefferson City, Tennessee.[2]
Head coaching record
editFootball
editYear | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Carson–Newman Parsons (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1929–1944) | |||||||||
1929 | Carson–Newman | 1–6–2 | 0–3–1 | 6th | |||||
1930 | Carson–Newman | 5–4 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
1931 | Carson–Newman | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1932 | Carson–Newman | 5–2–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
1933 | Carson–Newman | 7–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
1934 | Carson–Newman | 4–3–2 | 2–2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
1935 | Carson–Newman | 7–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
1936 | Carson–Newman | 10–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
1937 | Carson–Newman | 7–1–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||||
1938 | Carson–Newman | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 4th | |||||
1939 | Carson–Newman | 4–3–2 | 4–1–2 | 1st | |||||
1940 | Carson–Newman | 4–4 | 4–1 | 2nd | |||||
1941 | Carson–Newman | 3–5–1 | 1–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
1942 | No team—World War II | ||||||||
1943 | Carson–Newman | 4–1 | NA | NA | |||||
1944 | Carson–Newman | 3–1–1 | NA | NA | |||||
Carson–Newman Parsons (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1946–1949) | |||||||||
1946 | Carson–Newman | 5–3–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
1947 | Carson–Newman | 8–1–2 | 3–0 | 1st | L Burley | ||||
1948 | Carson–Newman | 4–6 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
1949 | Carson–Newman | 2–7–1 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
Carson–Newman: | 94–57–16 | 55–21–9 | |||||||
Total: | 94–57–16 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
edit- ^ a b William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.
- ^ "Holt, athletic director at Carson-Newman, dies". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Associated Press. May 25, 1986. p. 27. Retrieved August 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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