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William "Babe" Holland

  • Class
    1925
  • Induction
    2021
  • Sport(s)
    Baseball, Cross Country/Track & Field
  • Three-year letter winning sprinter and hurdler, competed in decathlon.
  • Member of the 'Wonder Team' (1925)
  • Set school standard in 100-yard dash (10.1 – 1925)
  • Starting left fielder in baseball given nickname 'Babe'
  • Earned master's degree Indiana State Teacher's College (1933)
  • Jack Yates Senior High School in Houston, Texas, teaching physical education and coach all sports (1927)
  • Won Texas Negro High School Football title (1930)
  • Appointed principal of Jack Yates School (1941)
  • Principal of James D. Ryan Middle School (1958)
  • William Holland Middle School, Houston Texas named in his honor
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