[3] Holbrook was the coach when the team transitioned from a junior college program to an NAIA school (beginning in 1969).

[3] In his first five years, Holbrook's teams won four conference titles, and two regional titles in 1968–'69 while earning an invitation to play in the National Junior College Athletic Association championship tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas[4] (a first for any GW team).

[3] In 1973–'74, Holbrook's Runnin' Bulldogs won 23 straight games before losing in the NAIA post-season tournament to West Georgia 116–101.

[7] He took two of his teams to the NAIA National Post-Season Tournament[8] including a final four appearance in 1972[9] (the school's first year with senior college status), and the 1971–'72 Runnin' Bulldogs averaged 104.3 points per game during that season.

[13] Hollbrook has been inducted into the Lenoir-Rhyne and Gardner-Webb Halls of Fame and was a major force in bringing the American Legion World Series to Shelby, North Carolina.