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Anthony Cecil - Football - University of Kentucky Athletics 89

AnthonyCecil

  • height 6-0
  • Weight 194
  • class Senior
  • High school LaRue County
  • SEC Academic Honor Roll (2007)

Returned to the team in the spring after sitting out the 2008 season … Had occasional playing time the previous two years … Has shown great dedication in practice, earning Scout Team Player of the Week honors four times during his career … Has good strength for a wide receiver … Has played in five games.

2008 (Junior): Did not play.

2007 (Sophomore): Saw action in three games, against Eastern Kentucky, Kent State and Florida Atlantic … Also caught three passes in UK’s junior-varsity game … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2006 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in two games … Named Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week twice during the season.

2005 (Freshman): Redshirted … Named Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week twice during the season.

High School: A first-team all-district and all-area selection his senior year … Also earned all-district honors his junior season … A three-year starter at LaRue County High School in Hodgenville, Ky. … Played wide receiver, running back, linebacker and defensive end in his prep career … Caught 35 passes for 813 yards with eight touchdowns his senior year … Also recorded 52 tackles and an interception in his final campaign as a Hawk … Team went 12-1, captured the district championship and finished as regional runners-up his sophomore season … Coached by Rodney Armes … Also competed in baseball for three years as a center fielder … Honor-roll student … A member of the student council, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Future Business Leaders of America … Chose UK over Tusculum College, Texas-El Paso, and Western Kentucky.

Personal: Born in Hardin County, Ky. … Parents are Joe Paul and Donna Cecil … Major is accounting.

Community Cats: Participated in an event at the UK Children’s Hospital (2007).

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