Ferdinand Holtkamp

Ferdinand G. "Fritz" Holtkamp (c. 1889 – 1944) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi—now known as Mississippi State University—from 1920 to 1921 and at Western Reserve University—now a part of Case Western Reserve University—from 1922 to 1925, compiling a career college football coaching record of 25–26–3. During his two-season tenure at Mississippi A&M, Holtkamp compiled an record of nine wins, seven losses, and one tie (9–7–1).[1][2] Holtkamp was also the head basketball coach at Western Reserve from 1922 to 1925. He played college football at Ohio State University as a center from 1916 to 1919. Holtkamp died in 1944 at the age of 55 at Pearl Harbor following a long illness. He had been employed at the naval base as a civilian in construction.[3]

Ferdinand Holtkamp
Holtkamp pictured in Reveille 1922, Mississippi State yearbook
Biographical details
Bornc. 1889
Died1944 (aged 55)
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Playing career
Football
1916–1919Ohio State
Position(s)Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1920–1921Mississippi A&M
1922–1925Western Reserve
Basketball
1922–1925Western Reserve
Head coaching record
Overall25–26–3 (football)
21–25 (basketball)

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Mississippi A&M Aggies (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1920–1921)
1920 Mississippi A&M 5–34–2
1921 Mississippi A&M 4–4–12–3–1
Mississippi A&M: 9–7–16–5–1
Western Reserve Pioneers (Ohio Athletic Conference) (1922–1925)
1922 Western Reserve 3–73–6T–11th
1923 Western Reserve 5–45–47th
1924 Western Reserve 5–2–23–2–2T–7th
1925 Western Reserve 3–62–517th
Western Reserve: 16–19–213–17–2
Total:25–26–3

References
  1. DeLassus, David. "Fred Holtkamp Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  2. Galbraith, Joe; Nemeth, Mike, eds. (2006). 2006 Mississippi State Football Media Guide (PDF). Birmingham, Alabama: EBSCO Media. p. 128. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  3. "Buck Star of Harley Era Dies in Hawaii". The Logan Daily News. Logan, Ohio. Associated Press. November 9, 1944. p. 5. Retrieved August 23, 2015 – via Newspapers.com .
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