Tarzan Holt
| Tennessee Volunteers | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Career history | |
| College | Tennessee (1920–1923) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Robert "Tarzan" Holt was an American college football player and high school football coach. He once coached high school football at Tellico Plains, Tennessee.[1] He also coached under Bill Brennan at Little Rock College.[2]
University of Tennessee[edit]
Holt was a prominent end for the Tennessee Volunteers football team of the University of Tennessee from 1920 to 1923. Coach M. B. Banks moved him to the position from the backfield.[3]
1922[edit]
He was selected All-Southern in 1922.[4][5]
1923[edit]
Holt was elected captain of 1923.[6][7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "In the Realm of Sport" (PDF). The Troy Times. September 7, 1932 – via Fulton History.
- ^ "Football Practice". The Guardian. August 25, 1928. p. 3 – via Arkansas Catholic Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "University of Tennessee". 1922. p. 146.[dead link]
- ^ "Georgia Tech Has Four on All-Southern Team". Richmond Times Dispatch. December 10, 1922 – via Library of Congress.
- ^ Wheatley, Cliff (December 10, 1922). "Al Staton, Davis, Whelchel Frye, Roberts, Cobington, Bennett, Fletcher Picked". Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved March 16, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tarzan Holt Captain". Daily Illini. December 20, 1922. Retrieved May 6, 2015 – via Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections.
- ^ "2002 Football Captains Selected". University of Tennessee Athletics. August 22, 2002. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ Fields, Bud (October 1, 1982). Big Orange: A Pictorial History of University of Tennessee football. Leisure Press. p. 70. ISBN 9780880110716 – via Google Books.
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