Terry Holland (2025) - ECU Athletics Hall of Fame - East Carolina University Athletics

Terry Holland

Induction:
2025

Terry Holland, a 1964 graduate from Davidson College, was named ECU's eighth director of athletics in the fall of 2004. During his near 10-year run as ECU's Director of Athletics (2004-12) and in the Director of Athletics Emeritus Role (2013), Holland's fingerprints are firmly secured on the revitalization of a once-proud football tradition that included back-to-back C-USA football titles in 2008 and 2009, a division co-championship in 2012 and six bowl appearances. The on-the-field success enabled East Carolina to enjoy unrivaled record-breaking numbers at the turnstiles as well - breaking stadium standards for total attendance and average attendance in five consecutive seasons (2008-12) - allowing for a 7,000-seat expansion at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium that pushed the facility's capacity to 50,000 in time for the 2010 campaign. Holland orchestrated an aggressive scheduling plan through 2020 which elevated public perception, national interest and growth of Pirate Football with annual home and road regional rivalry games. East Carolina's other sports programs also prospered under Holland's direction, earning C-USA regular season and tournament championships or qualifying for NCAA postseason appearances. Holland passed away on Feb. 26, 2023, at the age of 80.