Elmer Holm

Elmer W. Holm (January 14, 1906 – October 8, 1992) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He was the 21st head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, serving for six seasons, from 1936 to 1941, and compiling a record of 23–31–3.^[1][2] Holm was also the head basketball coach at Washburn from 1933 to 1936, tallying a mark of 21–36.

Elmer Holm

Biographical details
Born	(1906-01-14)January 14, 1906 Nebraska, U.S.
Died	October 8, 1992(1992-10-08) (aged 86) Colorado, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1926–1928	Nebraska
Basketball
1926–1928	Nebraska
Position(s)	Guard (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929–1935	Washburn (assistant)
1936–1941	Washburn
1942	Nebraska (line)
Basketball
1929–1933	Washburn (assistant)
1933–1936	Washburn
Track and field
1929–?	Washburn
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1936–1942	Washburn
Head coaching record
Overall	23–31–3 (football) 21–36 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
First-team All-Big Six (1928) Second-team All-MVC (1927)

Following his tenure at Washburn, Holm spent the 1942 season as an assistant football coach at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.^[3]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Washburn Ichabods (Missouri Valley Conference) (1936–1940)
1936	Washburn	2–6–1	1–4	6th
1937	Washburn	0–10	0–3	8th
1938	Washburn	6–3	2–0	NA
1939	Washburn	6–4	1–3	7th
1940	Washburn	4–6	0–4	7th
Washburn Ichabods (Central Intercollegiate Conference) (1941)
1941	Washburn	5–2–2
Washburn:		23–31–3
Total:		23–31–3