Education
Katz attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a lineman for coach Ray Graves" Florida Gators football team from 1962 to 1964.
Katz attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a lineman for coach Ray Graves" Florida Gators football team from 1962 to 1964.
He was a starting defensive lineman for the Gators, and was one of the heroes of the Gators" 10–6 upset of the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa in 1963. Katz was a third-team All-Southeastern Conference (Securities and Exchange Commission) selection in 1963. In 1974, Katz founded the Panama Jack Company, an international purveyor of suncare, beachwear and tropical lifestyle products.
He was also a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity (Epsilon Zeta Chapter) at Florida.