Lou Holtz, Legendary Notre Dam College Football Coach, Dies At 89
Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz has died at 89. Holtz is best remembered for leading the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to a perfect 12–0 season and national championship in 1988, capped by a win over West Virginia Mountaineers in the Fiesta Bowl. During his 34-year coaching career, Holtz racked up 249 wins and coached six different college programs, along with a brief stint in the NFL with the New York Jets. He spent 11 seasons at Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, where his teams went on a dominant run that included a 23-game winning streak and nine straight bowl appearances. Holtz was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008 and later worked as a college football analyst for ESPN. In 2020, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump. He had entered hospice care earlier this year and died surrounded by family.










