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Larry Holley grew up in the tiny town of Jameson, Missouri, and he never forgot his roots. Even after becoming a standout three-sport student-athlete at William Jewell College and later the 10th winningest coach in four-year college basketball history, Holley was still the same guy-rooted, supportive and friendly to competitor and colleague alike. His story is about so much more than his 918 wins. It's about treating people with respect and making them feel like they were important to him-because they were. You will be encouraged to live your life in a more meaningful way after reading the subtle but transformative story of what made Larry Holley the man he was. Written before his sudden and surprising death, this story is in his words.
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One of only 10 four-year college coaches (NCAA and NAIA) to reach 900 wins, Larry Holley is the winningest coach in Missouri college basketball history. He won 918 games in his 50-year career. He won 15 different Coach of the Year awards and is a member of five different Halls of Fame. Over the course of his 40 years at William Jewell College, where he also starred for the Cardinals as a player, he had 24 different teams win at least 20 games in a season, reaching 30 wins on four different occasions.But all those numbers pale in comparison to the number of lives he impacted as a coach who cared more about his players than their performances on the court.
