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Heath Jehu - Football - University of Kentucky Athletics

HeathJehu

  • position Punter
  • height 6-0
  • Weight 163
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Birmingham, Ala.
  • High school John Carroll Catholic
BIO

High School
• Played three seasons at Bishop Moore before transferring to John Carroll Catholic for his senior season
• Three-year letterwinner
• Earned all-conference and all-district honors, as well as Special Teams Player of the Year in 2022, after recording 50 punts with a 38.0 yard per punt average and no returns
• Also lettered in soccer and water polo, where in 2023 he was part of the Class 5A state soccer championship team
• Excelled in the classroom as a member of Mu Alpha Theta, a mathematics honor society
• Selected Kentucky over interest from South Florida, Western Kentucky and others

Personal
• Born in Kailua, Hawaii
• Son of Sean and Tara Jehu
• Siblings are Melanie, Adeline, Eliza and Cecilia
• Major is pre-management

Heath Says
• Most people don’t know that he lived in the United Kingdom for five years
• He can solve a Rubik’s Cube
• His karaoke song is Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”
• Enjoys soccer, golf and chess when not on the football field
• Three words to describe him are consistent, hardworking and chill

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