Holt Rast | |
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Born | Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | October 17, 1917
Died | November 22, 1998 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 81)
Occupation | Construction |
College football career | |
Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 34 | |
Position | End |
Personal information | |
Born: | Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | October 17, 1917
Died: | November 22, 1998 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | (aged 81)
Career history | |
College | Alabama (1941) |
Bowl games | Cotton Bowl (1942) |
Career highlights and awards | |
Holt Rast (October 10, 1917 – November 22, 1998) was an American football player and entrepreneur who founded Rast Construction. Rast served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946 and was later elected to serve in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1958 to 1966. He was appointed by Governor George Wallace to assist with the development of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1967 and founded Rast Construction in 1975.