Friedrich August Albert Holste, known as August Fred Holste, (September 8, 1874 – ?) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Rose Polytechnic Institute—now known as Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology—in 1903 and Fairmount College–now known as Wichita State University in 1904. Holste played college football at the University of Chicago, where he was a member of the undefeated 1899 Chicago Maroons football team.[1] Holste coached at Morgan Park Academy in Chicago 1902.[2]
Holster served as the head football coach at Whitewater Normal School—now known as the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater—in 1900 and Denison University in 1901.[3] In 1913, he was the head football coach at Butte High School in Butte, Montana, winning the state championship in his lone season.[4]
References
- ^ "Fairmount's Plans". The Wichita Daily Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. May 15, 1904. p. 11. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Coach for Rose Polytechnic". Indianapolis Journal. Indianapolis, Indiana. September 8, 1903. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Hastings Hopes for Winning Team". Sunday State Journal. September 26, 1909. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "Coach Holste Leaves". Butte Daily Post. Butte, Montana. June 6, 1914. p. 9. Retrieved November 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .