Coach of Champions: D.L. Holmes and the Making of Detroit’s Track Stars

Tales from the Reuther Library
11/09/2025 53 min
Coach of Champions: D.L. Holmes and the Making of Detroit’s Track Stars

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Dr. Keith Wunderlich shares the life and legacy of D.L. Holmes, athletic director of what is now Wayne State University from 1917 though 1958. With a meager budget and outdated equipment, Coach Holmes nurtured a generation of track and field Olympians and world record holders in Detroit, regardless of race, ethnicity, or religious background. Wunderlich … Continue reading Coach of Champions: D.L. Holmes and the Making of Detroit’s Track Stars

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