Klepto Holmes
Biographical details
Born(1906-03-31)March 31, 1906
Grand Saline, Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 26, 1952(1952-02-26) (aged 45)
College Station, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1927Texas A&M
Position(s)Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1929–1932Texas A&M (line)
1933Cuero HS (TX)
1934Alamo Heights HS (TX)
1935–1950North Texas Agricultural / Arlington State
1951Texas A&M (freshmen)
Head coaching record
Overall71–66–5 (college)

James Gordon "Klepto" Holmes (March 31, 1906 – February 26, 1952) was an American football coach. He was the sixth head football coach at Arlington State College—now known as the University of Texas at Arlington—serving for 16 seasons, in from 1935 to 1950, and compiling a record of 71–66–5.[1][2] The school discontinued its football team after completion of the 1985 season.[3]

Holmes earned his nickname while a student at North Texas Agricultural College. While visiting Terrell, Texas for a football game against Texas Military College, he and other students toured the state sanatorium located in Terrell. A female patient at the sanitorium reportedly hugged and kissed Holmes, who was dressed in his cadet uniform, and shouted "Klepto, my kleptomaniac has returned from the war."[4]

Holmes died of a heart attack in 1952.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "UT Arlington Official Athletic Site - The University of Texas at Arlington". utamavs.cstv.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Person Details for James Gordon Holmes, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"". familysearch.org. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  3. ↑ Garcia, Art (July 15, 2011). "Joining the WAC is first big step-UTA's move to higher profile conference would be enhanced with addition of football". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ Hall, Flem R. (31 January 1933). "The Sport Tide". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 13. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "James Holmes Former Cuero Coach Dies". Google News. The Victoria Advocate. February 28, 1952. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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