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Glenn Holt - Football - University of Kentucky Athletics 4

GlennHolt

  • height 6-2
  • Weight 182
  • class Sophomore
  • High school North Miami
BIO

Continued to develop his excellent potential during spring practice … Caught eight passes for 141 yards, averaging 17. 6 yards per catch, with one touchdown, during the three spring scrimmages … Coaching staff believes he is a great fit for the big-play UK passing game … Enters August No. 2 at the “X” receiver behind All-American Derek Abney and is definitely slated for regular time in the playing rotation … Has good height and speed … Has played in 12 games.

2002 (Freshman): Played in all 12 games as a reserve receiver and on special teams … Caught four passes for 31 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown catch in the win over Texas-El Paso … Also scored against UTEP on a 16-yard end-around run … Returned three kickoffs for a 20.3-yard average.

High School: Rangy wide receiver was a three-year letterman and two-year starter at North Miami (Fla.) HS … Started his last two seasons at wide receiver and was a starting defensive back his senior season … All-district performer as a senior when he caught 29 passes for 375 yards and seven touchdowns … Added seven interceptions as a defensive back … Honorable-mention all-district as a junior when he was named his team’s top junior player … Coached by Gil Lora … A three-year letterman on the track team … His events are the triple jump, 4×400-meter relay, and the 330-meter hurdles … As a senior, placed sixth in the state in the triple jump … District champion in the triple jump his junior year … District runner-up in the hurdles … … Chose Kentucky over North Carolina State and Miami (Fla.).

Personal: Full name is Glenn Clinton Holt, Jr. … Born 7-31-84 in Miami, Fla. … Son of Glenn Holt, Sr. and Vanessa Harrison … Glenn Holt, Sr., played wide receiver at Louisiana State and Western Kentucky … A cousin, Reginald Holt, played football at Wisconsin and for the Green Bay Packers … Another cousin, Alan Holt, played football at Minnesota … Plans a major in business management.

The Cats’ Cause: Participated in a service event at the Ronald McDonald House (2002) … Celebrity visitor to UK Children’s Hospital (2003).

Holt Career Statistics

Year Position   G-GS  Rec. Yds.  Avg. TD  Long2002 Wide Rec.  12-0   4    31   7.8   1   12

Rush Yds. Avg. TD Long KOR Yds. Avg. TD Long 2 22 11.0 1 16 3 61 20.3 0 23

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