| Biographical details | |
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| Born | (1924-01-07)January 7, 1924 |
| Died | August 25, 1999(1999-08-25) (aged 75) near Avery, Idaho, U.S |
| Playing career | |
| 1940s | Whitworth |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1952–1954 | Tonasket HS (WA) |
| 1955–1962 | North Central HS (WA) |
| 1963–1967 | Eastern Washington |
| 1968–1973 | Hawaii |
| 1974–1984 | University HS (WA) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1963–1968 | Eastern Washington State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 80–30–2 (college) 95–66–7 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2Evergreen (1965–1967) | |
David Leon Holmes (January 7, 1924 – August 25, 1999) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He was the head coach football coach at Eastern Washington State College—now known as Eastern Washington University—from 1963 to 1967, where his record was 34–13–1. Holmes then went on to the University of Hawaii (1968–1973), where he still holds the record for highest career winning percentage (.718). Under Holmes, Hawaii never had a losing season. Holmes was a graduate of Tonasket High School and Whitworth CollegeinSpokane, Washington. Holmes began and ended his head coaching career as a high school coach in Spokane. Prior to his tenure at Eastern Washington, he was the head coach at North Central High School, where he compiled a 35–28–4 record. Holmes finished his coaching career at University High School. His record at University was 60–38–3 from 1974 to 1984. His career prep record was 95–66–7. Holmes died on August 25, 1999, at the age of 75 of an apparent heart attack while fly fishing in Northern Idaho.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Eastern Washington Savages (Evergreen Conference) (1963–1967) | |||||||||
| 1963 | Eastern Washington | 3–6 | 2–5 | T–4th | |||||
| 1964 | Eastern Washington | 5–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1965 | Eastern Washington | 8–1 | 4–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1966 | Eastern Washington | 7–1–1 | 4–1–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1967 | Eastern Washington | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA Championship | ||||
| Eastern Washington: | 34–13–1 | 20–10–1 | |||||||
| Hawaii Rainbows (NCAA College Division / Division II football independent) (1968–1973) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Hawaii | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1969 | Hawaii | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1970 | Hawaii | 9–2 | |||||||
| 1971 | Hawaii | 7–4 | |||||||
| 1972 | Hawaii | 8–3 | |||||||
| 1973 | Hawaii | 9–2 | |||||||
| Hawaii: | 46–17–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 80–30–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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