LeBaron Hollimon

{{short description|American college women's soccer coach (born 1969)}}

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| fullname = LeBaron Hollimon

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=y|1969|8|13}}

| birth_place = Wichita, Kansas, United States

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| collegeyears1 = 1988–1991

| college1 = Eastern Illinois Panthers

| years1 = 1991–1992

| clubs1 = Tulsa Ambush (indoor)

| caps1 = 22

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 1992–1999

| clubs2 = Wichita Wings (indoor)

| caps2 = 238

| goals2 = 99

| years3 = 1999–2000

| clubs3 = Edmonton Drillers (indoor)

| caps3 = 43

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2000–2001

| clubs4 = Kansas City Attack (indoor)

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2001

| clubs5 = Edmonton Drillers (indoor)

| caps5 = 9

| goals5 = 2

| manageryears1 = 2011–2013

| managerclubs1 = Wichita Wings

| manageryears2 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs2 = Hutchinson Blue Dragons (women's asst.)

| manageryears3 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs3 = Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes (men's asst.)

| manageryears4 = 2015–2021

| managerclubs4 = Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes (women's)

| manageryears5 = 2019–2021

| managerclubs5 = Ontario Fury (asst.)

| manageryears6 = 2021–

| managerclubs6 = FC Wichita (men's & women's asst.)

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LeBaron Hollimon (born August 13, 1969) is an American soccer coach who is currently on the staff of FC Wichita. Hollimon serves as the Director of Coaching for the FC Wichita Academy and also coaches with the men's USL League Two and women's United Women's Soccer teams.

Early life

Hollimon was born in Wichita, Kansas, where he graduated from Wichita Northwest High School in 1987.[http://www.kansas.com/2011/05/17/1851931/back-where-he-belongs.html Back Where He Belongs] As a high school player, LeBaron was named All-City in both the Spring and Fall seasons of 1986. In 2009 Hollimon was named to the 50th Anniversary All-City team.[http://www.kansas.com/sports/varsity-kansas/article162346293.html The Eagle's 50th anniversary All-City team]

Coach

Hollimon has coached several competitive youth club teams in the Wichita, Kansas area. During his reign as a youth soccer coach his teams have won the USA Cup twice,{{cite web |url=http://www.usacup.org/ |title=Home |website=usacup.org}} won the Kansas State Cup twice,{{cite web |url=http://www.kansasyouthsoccer.org/events/kansasstatecup.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-08-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810002857/http://www.kansasyouthsoccer.org/events/kansasstatecup.aspx |archivedate=2011-08-10 }} and won the Disney Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/soccer/disney-cup-youth-soccer-tournament/|title = Soccer | Events and Training | ESPN Wide World of Sports}}

For his accomplishments as both a player and as a youth coach he was inducted into the Kansas Soccer Hall of Fame in 2008.[http://articles.kwch.com/2011-05-16/head-coach_29550376 Former Wings star Hollimon named head coach] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329140953/http://articles.kwch.com/2011-05-16/head-coach_29550376 |date=2012-03-29 }}

In 2011, Hollimon was named head coach of the Wichita Wings, a member of the Major Indoor Soccer League. He spent two seasons with the Wichita Wings, before the franchise folded.

Following his professional coaching debut, Hollimon spent 2013 as an assistant women's coach at Hutchinson Community College.[http://www.csusbathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=329 CSUSB Bio]

In 2014, Hollimon joined the California State University, San Bernardino men's soccer program as an assistant. The following season he was named interim head coach of the women's team when the head coach, Travis Clarke, stepped down. Hollimon was then given the head coach position beginning with the 2016 season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.csusbathletics.com/news/2016/3/2/hollimon-named-womens-soccer-head-coach.aspx?path=wsoc|title = Hollimon named women's soccer head coach}}

In 2021, Hollimon returned to Kansas, named head men's soccer coach at Kansas Wesleyan University, as well as taking on a key role within the FC Wichita organization.{{cite web |title=LEBARON HOLLIMON JOINS FC WICHITA COACHING STAFF |url=https://fcwichita.soccershift.com/news/lebaron-hollimon |website=FCWichita.com |date=April 5, 2021 |access-date=8 April 2021}}

Player

Hollimon attended Eastern Illinois University, playing on the men's soccer team. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in biology. In 1991, the Tulsa Ambush of the National Professional Soccer League selected Hollimon in the second round of the NPSL draft. In 1992, the Wichita Wings selected Hollimon in the supplemental draft when they entered the NPSL. With his selection by the Wings, he became the first native Wichitan to play for the team.[http://www.kansas.com/2011/05/17/1851931/back-where-he-belongs.html Back Where He Belongs] During his seven years with the Wichita Wings, Hollimon made six playoff appearances. He also "finished in the top five in every major statistical category in his career in Wichita."{{cite web |url=http://www.wichitawingsindoorsoccer.com/wichita-wings.htm |title=Wichita Wings Indoor Soccer |accessdate=2011-08-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623083601/http://www.wichitawingsindoorsoccer.com/wichita-wings.htm |archivedate=2011-06-23 }} In 1999, the Wings traded Hollimon and Sterling Wescott to the Edmonton Drillers in exchange for Pat Onstad and Bill Sedgewick. He played for the Drillers through the 1999–2000 season and began the 2000–2001 season there before moving to the Kansas City Attack.

Following are the career statistics for Hollimon over the years 1992–98, for which he was ranked in the top five (5) for all-time leaders.

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3 \|Games Played \|204
5 \|3-Point Goals \|8
4 \|2-Point Goals \|68
4 \|Assists \|59
5 \|Points \|227
4 \|Blocked Shots \|125
2 \|Game-Winning Goals \|9
2 \|Fouls \|249

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scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Rank

! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Category

! scope="col" style="background:#efefef;" | Total

|Games Played

|204

|3-Point Goals

|2-Point Goals

|68

|Assists

|59

|Points

|227

|Blocked Shots

|125

|Game-Winning Goals

|Fouls

|249

Awards

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colspan=2\| Awards
1993–94 \| Wichita Wings Unsung Hero
2000 \| Edmonton Drillers Defensive Player of the Year [1]
2008 \| Inducted to the Kansas Soccer Hall of Fame [1]
2009 \| Named to Eagle's 50th anniversary All-City team

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colspan=2| Awards

1993–94

| Wichita Wings Unsung Hero

2000

| Edmonton Drillers Defensive Player of the Year [1]

2008

| Inducted to the Kansas Soccer Hall of Fame [1]

2009

| Named to Eagle's 50th anniversary All-City team