DR. JOE HOLLAND – DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS, 1946-64; FOOTBALL COACH, 1947-54; BASKETBALL COACH, 1946-48; BASEBALL COACH, 1946-48.
Inducted: 1997
Dr. Joe Holland was the founder of the of PSU athletics. Beginning at Vanport in 1946 as the Director of Athletics, coach of three sports and chairman of the health and physical education program. Joe Holland was the Athletic Department. For 18 years he administered the fledgling program through floods, location changes and competitive level changes. Without his tenacity and vision, there might not be an athletic program.
Dr. Holland hired coaches who impacted PSU athletic programs from the 1940’s through the 1980’s. He administered the program in the Oregon Collegiate Conference and District II of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. During his tenure, the PSC Vikings grew to prominence in OCC/NAIA sports such as football, basketball, wrestling, baseball, golf, and tennis.
Dr. Holland was responsible for the design and building of the current Health and Physical Education facility (The Stott Center).
