Roger Boyd Holt (born April 8, 1956) is an American former college and professional

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player who was a second baseman in

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(MLB) during a single season in . Holt was born in Daytona Beach, Florida. Holt attended the

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, where he played for the

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team from 1975 to 1977. He was an All-

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(SEC) selection and a ''

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'' second-team All-American as a

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in 1977. Memorably, he stole three bases in a single game against Ole Miss in the 1977 SEC Tournament. He graduated from the University of Florida with a

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in business administration in 1983. The

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selected Holt in the fourth round of the

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. He played second base in two career games in October 1980. He had one

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in six

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and a walk.Baseball-Reference.com, Players
Roger Holt
Retrieved March 6, 2012.

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