Holland, "Brud" (Jerome H.)
Football
b. Jan. 9, 1916, Auburn, NY
d. Jan. 13, 1985
One of thirteen children, Holland was called "Brudder" by one of his younger siblings and a shortened form of the nickname stuck for the rest of his life. A 6-foot, 215-pound end with sprinter speed, he was an All-American at Cornell in 1938. Often used to carry the ball on the end-around play, Holland scored three touchdowns in a 40-7 victory over Colgate in 1937.
Holland taught and coached football at Lincoln University for four years after graduating. He worked for a shipbuilding company during World War II and then became a teacher and football coach at Tennessee A & I from 1946 to 1951, meanwhile earning a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.
Holland later served as president of Delaware State College and Hampton Institute. In 1970, he was named U. S. ambassador to Sweden. He resigned from that post in 1972 and was appointed the first black director of the New York Stock Exchange.