About Edgar Holt
Lived 1874 – 1924 (aged 49). Edgar Holt was an American head coach and american football coach.
Edgar Garrison Holt (July 2, 1874 – April 19, 1924) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1901 to 1902, compiling a record of 18–4–1. Holt was born on July 2, 1874, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Holt was an assistant coach at Princeton University in 1899. He came to Illinois in 1900 as an assistant coach under Fred L. Smith.
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Who was Edgar Holt?
American football coach
When was Edgar Holt born?
Edgar Holt was born on 2 July 1874 in Lawrence.
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Edgar Holt died on 19 April 1924.
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Edgar Holt was a head coach and american football coach.
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Edgar Holt was American.
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