Harry Holt a fomer CFL and NFL tight end, passed away at the age of 66; on November 24th as reported via a social media post by his high school. Holt was a football player in the CFL for five years and in the NFL for five years. Holt played tight end for the British Columbia Lions from 1978–1982, the Cleveland Browns from 1983–1986 and the San Diego Chargers in 1987. He played college football at the University of Arizona when he signed a letter of intent to play for U of A in 1976 while playing high school football at Sunnyside High School in Tucson, Arizona. During his NFL career, Holt played in 55 games and started in 24 of those contests.
In the CFL he recorded the following during his 5 year career.
Harry Holt played in 54 games for the BC Lions with 137 receptions, totaling 2364 yards with 14 TD’s.
Condolences to his family and friends and may he Rest in Peace.
The article was directly sourced using social media posts, and Holt pages on Football Reference, Wikipedia and the CFL Stats on StatsCrew.
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