| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1911-10-23)October 23, 1911 |
| Died | August 9, 2004(2004-08-09) (aged 92) St. Peter, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1935 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| Baseball | |
| c. 1935 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| Gymnastics | |
| c. 1935 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1942 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 1946–1950 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 1952–1960 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| Basketball | |
| 1942–1943 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| Baseball | |
| 1943 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 1946–1947 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| Ice hockey | |
| 1953–1956 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1942–1974 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 94–33–5 (football) 11–8 (basketball) 17–18 (baseball) 17–14 (ice hockey) |
| Bowls | 0–1 |
| Tournaments | Football 0–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 8MIAC (1946, 1950, 1952–1955, 1958–1959) | |
Lloyd E. "Holly"Hollingsworth (October 23, 1911 – August 9, 2004) was an Americanfootball,basketball,baseball,ice hockey,tennis, andgymnastics coach. He served three stints as the head football coach atGustavus Adolphus College inSt. Peter, Minnesota, in 1942, from 1946 to 1950, and from 1952 to 1960, compiling a record of 94–33–5. His tenure was interrupted by service in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II and theUnited States Army during theKorean War.
Hollingsworth attendedRoosevelt High School inMinneapolis, Minnesota. He moved on to Gustavus Adolphus, where he earned 11 varsity letters in football, baseball, and gymnastics. After graduating in 1936, he coached as high schools inClinton,Madison, andWaseca, Minnesota. He returned to Gustavus Adolphus in 1942 asathletic director and head coach in football, basketball, and baseball.[1] Hollingsworth resigned as athletic director at Gustavus Adolphus in 1974 and retired from his post of chairman of the school's Department of Health and Physical Education in 1978.[2]
Hollingsworth earned a master's degree from theUniversity of Minnesota and a doctorate in education fromNew York University (NYU) in 1958. He died on August 9, 2004.[3]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavus Adolphus Gusties(Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | Gustavus Adolphus | 5–3 | 2–2 | 5th | |||||
| Gustavus Adolphus Gusties(Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1946–1950) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Gustavus Adolphus | 7–0–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1947 | Gustavus Adolphus | 7–1–1 | 4–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1948 | Gustavus Adolphus | 7–1–1 | 4–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1949 | Gustavus Adolphus | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1950 | Gustavus Adolphus | 9–2 | 6–0 | 1st | LRefrigerator | ||||
| Gustavus Adolphus Gusties(Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(1952–1950) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Gustavus Adolphus | 7–1 | 6–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1953 | Gustavus Adolphus | 6–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1954 | Gustavus Adolphus | 7–2 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1955 | Gustavus Adolphus | 5–3 | 5–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1956 | Gustavus Adolphus | 4–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1957 | Gustavus Adolphus | 5–3–1 | 5–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1958 | Gustavus Adolphus | 8–1 | 7–0 | 1st | LNAIA Semifinal | ||||
| 1959 | Gustavus Adolphus | 8–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1960 | Gustavus Adolphus | 3–5–1 | 3–3–1 | T–5th | |||||
| Gustavus Adolphus: | 63–20–6 | 49–17–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 62–20–6 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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