Joe Holland (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American basketball player
Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1925
Place of Birth: Benton, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 18-Sep-2010
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Joe Holland (basketball)
- Joseph Burnett Holland, Sr.
- (September 26, 1925 – September 18, 2010) was an American basketball player.
- He won an NCAA championship at the University of Kentucky and played three years in the National Basketball Association from 1949 to 1952. Holland, a 6'4 forward from Benton, Kentucky, played for Kentucky from 1945 to 1948.
- He was a key player for the Wildcats, earning first team All-Southeastern Conference in 1947 and playing a key role in helping Adolph Rupp win his first championship as a part of the 1947–48 Wildcats team. After graduating from UK in 1949, Holland was drafted by the Baltimore Bullets in the 1948 BAA Draft.
- Holland played three seasons with the Indianapolis Olympians, where he was reunited with college teammates Cliff Barker, Ralph Beard, Wah Wah Jones and Jack Parkinson.
- Holland played three seasons for the Olympians, averaging 5.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in 186 total games.
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