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American sports coach (1889–1974)

Eddie Kienholz
Biographical details
Born(1889-05-18)May 18, 1889
Bellingham, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedOctober 1, 1974(1974-10-01) (aged 85)
Laguna Hills, California, U.S.
Alma materConnecticut
Playing career
Football
1910–1912Washington State
Position(s)Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1916–1922Long Beach Poly HS (CA)
1923–1924Santa Clara
1928–1931Occidental
Basketball
1923–1925Santa Clara
1926–1932Occidental
1935–1938Caltech
Baseball
1924Santa Clara
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1923–1925Santa Clara
Head coaching record
Overall26–22–3 (college football)
8–40 (college basketball, excluding Occidental)
8–8 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 SCC (1928–1929)

Edgar H. Kienholz (May 18, 1889 – October 1, 1974) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Santa Clara University from 1923 to 1924 and Occidental College from 1928 to 1931, compiling a career college football coaching record of 26–22–3. He was also Santa Clara's head basketball coach from 1923 to 1925 and head baseball coach in 1924. Kienholz was the head football coach at Long Beach Polytechnic High School from 1916 to 1922. In 1935, he was hired as the head basketball coach at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

Kienholz died on October 1, 1974, at this home in Laguna Hills, California.

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Santa Clara Missionites/Broncos (Independent) (1923–1924)
1923 Santa Clara 3–4–1
1924 Santa Clara 3–5–1
Santa Clara: 6–9–2
Occidental Tigers (Southern California Conference) (1928–1931)
1928 Occidental 7–3 5–1 1st
1929 Occidental 6–2 4–0 1st
1930 Occidental 4–4 2–3 T–4th
1931 Occidental 3–4–1 3–2 3rd
Occidental: 20–13–1 14–6
Total: 26–22–3

References

  1. "Football in Long Beach". Arcadia Publishing. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
  2. "Kienholz To Take Berth At Caltech". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 12, 1935. p. 31. Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Kienholz Gets Caltech Berth (continued)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. December 12, 1935. p. 35. Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Coaching Great Kienholz dies". Independent. Long Beach, California. October 3, 1974. p. 46. Retrieved November 28, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

External links

Santa Clara Broncos athletic directors
Santa Clara Broncos head football coaches
Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball head coaches
Santa Clara Broncos head baseball coaches
Occidental Tigers head football coaches
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