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Bob Holt, Hall of Fame Arkansas sportswriter, dies at 65

A longtime Arkansas Democrat-Gazette sports reporter died late Wednesday night at the age of 65.

Bob Holt collapsed Saturday while walking back to the press box at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo., after the Arkansas Razorbacks football game against the Missouri Tigers.

He was rushed to a hospital but didn't recover. No cause of death was provided as of early Thursday morning.

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Wally Hall, the Democrat-Gazette's assistant managing editor for sports, said he learned of Holt's passing from a family member.

Holt began working for the newspaper in 1981, when it was known as the Arkansas Democrat.