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Clay Greunke - Football - University of Kentucky Athletics

ClayGreunke

  • height 6-2
  • Weight 245
  • class Redshirt Freshman
  • High school North Hardin

Good-sized tight end prospect … Made the team as a walk-on in 2002 … Intense competitor who impressed the coaches with his desire … Caught two passes for 24 yards during the spring scrimmages.

2002 (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: Four-year starter at North Hardin HS in Radcliff, Ky. … Versatile athlete who played tight end, defensive tackle, and punter … First-team all-area at all three positions his senior year … Caught 30 passes as a senior for 476 yards and two touchdowns … His quarterback was current Wildcat Andre’ Woodson … Best game came against Fort Knox, when he caught five passes for a touchdown and had two sacks in the first half; the game was cancelled at halftime because of weather … Caught 11 passes for two TDs as a junior … Second-team all-area punter as a freshman and junior … Team won the district championship his senior year … Coached by Joe Washington and Joe Jaggers … Four-year letterman on the baseball team as an outfielder and pitcher … Member of the student council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society, and Pep Club … A two-year academic letterman.

Personal: Full name is Larry Clay Greunke … Born 7-18-83 in Elizabethtown, Ky. … Son of Lee and Robin Greunke … An uncle, Jay Tesar, was a punter for Kentucky in the 1980s … Major is agricultural biotechnology … Says his hobby is “correcting people on how to say my last name,” which is pronounced GRUN-kee.

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