Nick Holt
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Nick Holt (born October 15, 1962) is an American football coach, currently the defensive coordinator and defensive line coach of the USC Trojans. He was formerly the head coach of the University of Idaho Vandals.
Nick Holt attended high school at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, where he played football and baseball. He attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, where he played linebacker. Holt lettered in football for four years, and in his final season of 1985 was an All-American honorable mention, Pacific's MVP and a team captain. He graduated in 1986.
In 1986, Holt served as the head coach at St. Mary's High School in Stockton. In 1987 he moved to Las Vegas to coach linebackers at UNLV, serving as a graduate assistant during the first season. In 1991 Holt moved north to serve as the defensive line coach at Idaho under John L. Smith, then Chris Tormey. In 1998 he east moved to Louisville to coach the defensive line under John L. Smith again. After the 2000 season, Holt moved west to Los Angeles to coach the linebackers at USC under Pete Carroll.
Following the 2003 season, Holt was hired as the head coach at Idaho; the Vandals went 3-9 in 2004 and 2-9 in 2005. On February 6, 2006, he resigned after just two seasons in Moscow to take an assistant's job in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams, now coached by Idaho alumnus Scott Linehan. A day later he declined the new position (he had not signed a contract) to return to USC, taking over defensive coordinator responsibilities from head coach Pete Carroll.
Holt is married with two sons. His wife, Julie, was the college basketball coach at several Division I schools. His grandfather was athlete-turned-actor Buster Crabbe, who was an All-American swimmer at USC and a gold medalist in the 400 m freestyle at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
[edit] External link
- Nick Holt biography - USC Athletics website.
- Univ. of Idaho Argonaut "Holt bolts for Rams," - 07-Feb-2006
- NFL.com - "Rams' hire changes mind, goes with USC," - 08-Feb-2006
- The Orange County Register "In Holt he trusts." - 19-Aug-2006
| Preceded by Tom Cable |
University of Idaho Head Football Coach 2004-2005 |
Succeeded by Dennis Erickson |
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| NAME | Holt, Nick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holt, Nick. |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Football player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1962 |
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