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George E. Holt

  • Class
    1962
  • Induction
    2006
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball
   Recruited by Coach Mark Cardwell from Albany High School in Albany, NY, where he was an all-star player and captain of the basketball team. He received his BS Degree in Business Administration at West Virginia State.
   He was named team co-captain; named to All-Tournament team and All-Conference team; played in the 1961 WVIAC championship game; went to the NAIA and scored a total of 51 points in two games in Kansas City.
    He retired from General Electric Lighting as the first African-American hired in Sales and Marketing. He was instrumental in GE establishing a recruitment program with State.
    He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity where he served as historian and chair of the golf committee.
   
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