 Hollister cropped from 1895 Michigan Wolverines football team photograph | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1869-10-21)October 21, 1869 North Pawlet, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 1950(1950-03-08) (aged 80) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| early 1890s | Williams |
| 1893, 1895 | Michigan |
| Position | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1894–1895 | Beloit |
| 1896 | Ole Miss |
| 1898–1903 | Beloit |
| 1908–1910 | Morningside |
| Baseball | |
| 1895 | Beloit |
| 1899–1904 | Beloit |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1898–1903 | Beloit |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 50–39–10 (football) 28–11 (baseball) |
John Willis Hollister (October 21, 1869 – March 8, 1950) was an Americancollege football player and coach. He served as the head football coach atBeloit College from 1894 to 1895 and again from 1898 to 1903, at theUniversity of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in 1896, and atMorningside College from 1908 to 1910. Hollister playedcollege football atWilliams College and theUniversity of Michigan
Hollister was born inNorth Pawlet, Vermont, in 1869, the son of F. S. Hollister, "a traveling agent," and Julia L. Hollister.[1][2][3] Hollister attendedMiddlebury College from 1889 to 1890 and received a bachelor of arts degree fromWilliams College in 1893. At Williams, he played football and baseball and "received high praise as an all-around athlete."[4] He subsequently attended the Law Department of theUniversity of Michigan from 1893 to 1896.[5][6] While attending law school, Hollister playedhalfback for the1893 and1895 Michigan Wolverines football teams.[7]
In the fall of 1894, Hollister took time off from his legal studies to accept a position as physical director and football coach atBeloit College. An account from the Beloit College Hall of Honor, to which Hollister was posthumously inducted in 1980, notes: "In 1894, Beloit alumni interested in seeing the athletic program expand provided funds to hire a coach for one year. The subsequent appointment of John Hollister as the first physical training instructor and coach began a rich athletic tradition at the College."[4]
After serving the 1894–95 academic year at Beloit, Hollister returned to the University of Michigan to complete his legal education, receiving an Ll.B. degree in 1896. After completing his legal studies, Hollister became the head football coach at theUniversity of Mississippi in 1896, leading the team to a 1–2 record.[8]
In November 1897, Hollister married Margaret Hayden Reustle. They had a daughter, Margaret, in 1904.[1]
In 1898, Hollister returned to coaching, serving as the football coach and athletic director from 1898 to 1903.[8] He also served as the head football coach atMorningside College in Iowa from 1908 to 1910. Hollister compiled a careercollege football record of 50–39–10.[8]
Hollister later worked as a publishing executive inChicago.[4] At the time of the 1920 Census, Hollister was listed as a resident of Chicago with a wife (Margaret, age 38) and a daughter (Margaret, age 15), and a job as an accountant in the machinery industry.[9] He died on March 8, 1950, in Chicago.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit(Independent)(1894–1895) | |||||||||
| 1894 | Beloit | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1895 | Beloit | 5–1 | |||||||
| Ole Miss Rebels(Independent)(1896) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Ole Miss | 1–2 | |||||||
| Ole Miss: | 1–2 | ||||||||
| Beloit(Independent)(1898–1903) | |||||||||
| 1898 | Beloit | 4–5–1 | |||||||
| 1899 | Beloit | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| 1900 | Beloit | 7–1–2 | |||||||
| 1901 | Beloit | 6–3–3 | |||||||
| 1902 | Beloit | 2–5 | |||||||
| 1903 | Beloit | 3–7 | |||||||
| Beloit: | 38–27–8 | ||||||||
| Morningside(Independent)(1908–1910) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Morningside | 2–4–1 | |||||||
| 1909 | Morningside | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| 1910 | Morningside | 5–3 | |||||||
| Morningside: | 11–10–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 50–39–10 | ||||||||