Joshua S Holliday was born on September 14,1976 and is an American college baseball coach and former professional player in Minor League Baseball.
13 Facts About Josh Holliday
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In 2014, Holliday was the Big 12 Conference Baseball Coach of the Year as OSU claimed the conference regular season championship.
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Josh Holliday was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1999, for whom he played two seasons in the minor leagues.
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Josh Holliday then returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach and subsequently coached as an assistant for NC State, Georgia Tech, Arizona State and Vanderbilt.
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Josh Holliday instead attended Oklahoma State University and played college baseball there for the Cowboys.
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Josh Holliday earned four varsity letters at OSU while playing in 256 games, second all-time with the Cowboys.
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Josh Holliday played for two seasons in Minor League Baseball in the Toronto organization.
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Josh Holliday became a full-time staff member the following season and served for two years.
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Josh Holliday spent the 2004 season at NC State, who made an NCAA tournament appearance.
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Josh Holliday was named to the staff of Arizona State beginning in 2008.
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On June 8,2012, Josh Holliday was named head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys, returning to his childhood home to lead the program for which he played.
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Josh Holliday is the first head coach at OSU who played for the Cowboys.
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Holliday's father was an assistant coach at Oklahoma State while Josh grew up and while he played at Oklahoma State, and the elder Holliday later served as head coach while Josh was an assistant.