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]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 8, 1874 Palatine, Illinois, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1899 | Chicago |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1900 | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 1901 | Denison |
| 1902 | Morgan Park Academy (IL) |
| 1903 | Rose Polytechnic |
| 1904 | Fairmount |
| 1908–1911 | Hastings |
| 1912 | Bellevue (NE) |
| 1913 | Butte HS (MT) |
| 1916 | Lenox |
| 1917 | Fargo |
| 1919–1921 | Fergus County HS (MT) |
| 1922–1925 | Hastings |
| Baseball | |
| 1904 | Fairmount |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Montana HS State (1913) | |
Holster served as the head coach at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater in 1900 and Denison University in 1901.[3]
In 1913, he served as the head football coach at Butte High School in Butte, Montana, winning the state championship in his lone season.[4]