Holland was an excellent two-way end known for his end-around plays and a three-year starter on the varsity football teams of 1936, 1937 and 1938. Holland was a first-team All-American in 1937 and 1938. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1965 and was one of 25 men to receive the 1963 Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary All-America Award, given not for superior gridiron performance, but for successful performances in life in the intervening years. Holland was also the recipient of the 1972 National Football Foundation’s Distinguished American Award. He went on to become president of Delaware State College from 1953-60 and president of Hampton Institute from 1960-70. Holland also served as the United States ambassador to Sweden from 1970-72. He was a member of the Cornell Board of Trustees and the University Council.
