Lloyd Hollingsworth

Lloyd Hollingsworth
Biographical details
Born(1911-10-23)October 23, 1911
DiedAugust 9, 2004(2004-08-09) (aged 92)
St. Peter, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
c.1935Gustavus Adolphus
Baseball
c. 1935Gustavus Adolphus
Gymnastics
c. 1935Gustavus Adolphus
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1942Gustavus Adolphus
1946–1950Gustavus Adolphus
1952–1960Gustavus Adolphus
Basketball
1942–1943Gustavus Adolphus
Baseball
1943Gustavus Adolphus
1946–1947Gustavus Adolphus
Ice hockey
1953–1956Gustavus Adolphus
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1942–1974Gustavus Adolphus
Head coaching record
Overall94–33–5 (football)
11–8 (basketball)
17–18 (baseball)
17–14 (ice hockey)
Bowls0–1
TournamentsFootball
0–1 (NAIA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
8 MIAC (1946, 1950, 1952–1955, 1958–1959)

Lloyd E. "Holly" Hollingsworth (October 23, 1911 – August 9, 2004) was an American football, basketball, baseball, ice hockey, tennis, and gymnastics coach. He served three stints as the head football coach at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. 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 the United States Navy during World War II and the United States Army during the Korean War.

Hollingsworth attended Roosevelt High School in Minneapolis, 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 in Clinton, Madison, and Waseca, Minnesota. He returned to Gustavus Adolphus in 1942 as athletic director and head coach in football, basketball, and baseball. 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.

Hollingsworth earned a master's degree from the University of Minnesota and a doctorate in education from New York University (NYU) in 1958. He died on August 9, 2004.