George S. Holden | |
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 Photograph of Holden cropped from 1890 Michigan team photograph | |
| Born | September 29, 1868 Middlefield, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | July 9, 1935(1935-07-09) (aged 66) Palmer, Massachusetts, United States |
| Alma mater | Amherst College,University of Michigan |
| Known for | Football player/Woolen manufacturer |
George Steadman Holden (September 29, 1868 – July 9, 1935) was anAmerican football player and manufacturer.
Holden was born inMiddlefield, Massachusetts, in 1868. He was the son of Henry Parker and Mary A. (Holmes) Holden. He moved toPalmer, Massachusetts, in 1871 when his father purchased interests in several local businesses.[1] Holden was educated in the Palmer schools and graduated from thePhillips Andover Academy in 1886.[2] He studied for three years atAmherst College before transferring to theUniversity of Michigan. He playedcollege football and was the startingquarterback for the1890 Michigan Wolverines football team.[3] Holden was a member of theBeta Theta Pi fraternity while attending both Amherst and Michigan.[4] He graduated from Michigan in 1891. In March 1896, he married Katherine Cramer ofAnn Arbor, Michigan.[1][5] They had three children, Roger Cramer Holden, Philip Holmes Holden, and Henry Parker Holden.[6] He worked in the woolen business in Palmer, Massachusetts, and became the superintendent of the Palmer Woolen Mill in 1895 and the financial manager starting in 1900.[4][7] In July 1935, Holden died at his home in Palmer.[2][8]