Howard Holland, a native of Cottonwood who served two stints as the head football coach at Headland High School along with being the city recreation director there for many years,
He is remembered as a coach, a loyal friend and someone who continued to make a difference in the lives of the youth of Headland well past his coaching days.
People are also reading… “Howard was a player’s coach,” Singleton said. “Howard had a lot of compassion; a big heart. Howard would also talk about he wanted players with grit and heart that cared. I think Howard realized there was a learning game along with coaching and that he was raising men and not just football players. I’ve always admired that about him.
Singleton grew even closer to Holland over the years by serving as his accountant for more than 25 years. “We fished together, we hunted together,” Hicks said. “I think our birthdays are like two or three days apart and he would call and say, ‘I caught you’ and two or three days later my birthday came and I would be a year older than him.
“He helped in baseball some of the games,” Hicks said. “When I got thrown out and he would take over.”“Ronnie got tossed and they sent him to the bus and Howard ended up coaching third base and gave Ken Ard a bunt signal with two outs, and it worked,” Singleton said. “After that, I asked him what he was doing, and he said, ‘I thought I gave him the take ,’” Singleton added with a laugh.
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