Thomas Holland had been coaching youth wrestling for 10 years when he received his OSSAA officiating credentials in 1979 and began a 34-year career as a high school wrestling referee. He has officiated high school wrestling tournaments in Oklahoma, Colorado, Delaware, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Nevada, and Texas. Included in these tournaments are state championships, state dual meet tournaments, and All-State events in Oklahoma, as well as top national tournaments like the Beast of the East, the Reno Tournament of Champions, the Super 32 in North Carolina, and the Disney Duals in Florida. For 25 years, Holland has served as the director of officials for World of Wrestling events throughout the country and has helped organize wrestling events of all sizes from 500 entries to 2500 entries representing more than 45 states, including Alaska and Hawaii. In 2008, he was inducted as a charter member of the Tulsa Nationals Hall of Fame. Although he did not wrestle in college, Holland wrestled in for McLain High School in Tulsa from 1961 through 1964. He was an assistant coach for Hamilton Junior High School in Tulsa and head coach of the Bixby Youth Wrestling Program, leading both to championships in the Tulsa Junior Wrestling Association. For his years of service to wrestling as an official, the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame honors Thomas Holland with its Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award.