Klepto Holmes

Klepto Holmes

Biographical details
Born	(1906-03-31)March 31, 1906 Grand Saline, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 26, 1952(1952-02-26) (aged 45) College Station, Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1927	Texas A&M
Position(s)	Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1929–1932	Texas A&M (line)
1933	Cuero HS (TX)
1934	Alamo Heights HS (TX)
1935–1950	North Texas Aggies / Arlington State
1951	Texas A&M (freshmen)
Head coaching record
Overall	77–67–5 (junior college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 CTC (1935–1936, 1938)
Awards
First-team All-SWC (1927)

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, from 1935 to 1950.[1]

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."[2]

Holmes died of a heart attack in 1952.[3]

Head coaching record

Junior college

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
North Texas Aggies (Central Texas Conference) (1935–1938)
1935	North Texas Aggies	9–2	7–0	1st
1936	North Texas Aggies	7–3–1	4–0	1st
1937	North Texas Aggies	6–4	3–2	3rd
1938	North Texas Aggies	10–1	5–0	1st
North Texas Aggies (Texas Junior College Conference) (1939–1941)
1939	North Texas Aggies	6–4	4–4	8th
1940	North Texas Aggies	5–5	4–4
1941	North Texas Aggies	7–2	6–2	2nd
1942	North Texas Aggies	2–3–1	1–2–1	T–3rd
North Texas Aggies (Independent) (1943–1946)
1943	North Texas Aggies	3–4–1
1944	North Texas Aggies	2–6
1945	North Texas Aggies	2–5
1946	North Texas Aggies	6–4
North Texas Aggies / Arlington State Blue Riders (Southwestern Junior College Conference) (1947–1949)
1947	North Texas Aggies	6–3	4–3	4th
1948	North Texas Aggies	4–5	3–4	T–5th
1949	Arlington State	1–9	0–7	8th
Arlington State Blue Riders (Pioneer Conference) (1950)
1950	Arlington State	1–7–2	0–3	4th
North Texas Aggies / Arlington State:		77–67–5	40–31
Total:		77–67–5
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

[4]

References

1. "Records Of UTA Coaches". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. November 26, 1985. p. 9B. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
2. Hall, Flem R. (January 31, 1933). "The Sport Tide". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 13. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
3. "James Holmes Former Cuero Coach Dies". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. February 28, 1952. p. 6. Retrieved April 16, 2016 – via Google News.
4. Carter, O. K. (November 26, 1985). "Variety of reasons contributed to UTA football death". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 7D. Retrieved November 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

• Klepto Holmes at Find a Grave