The most likable speaker. We’ll all miss him.
Loved that guy.
RIP Lou.👍
Great coach. Took Arkansas and then Notre Dame to great heights. And he came from abject poverty. RIP Lou Holtz.
Great man. RIP, Coach!
Legendary? Never heard of him. Still, RIP.
I remember when he was coach at NC State. Go Pack!
He’s going to h-e-double hockey sticks for bailing out on the University of Minnesota back in the mid-80’s.
This hurts my heart SO much, such a wonderful, beautiful soul, RIP to one of the best!
“WASHINGTON — Lou Holtz, a legendary football coach who helped University of Notre Dame win the 1988 National Championship and coached at six colleges and universities, has died. He was 89.” Saw him at the airport in Chicago talking on the pay phone.
One of best motivational speakers I ever heard. Great man IMO.
Awarded the Medal of Freedom by DJT too.
I recall just before a orange bowl game, one of his best Arkansas players violated a team rule. He suspended the player for the game. Before the suspension, the team was a big underdog, after it, the spread was huge. His team won going away.
RIP Lou
RIP Lou Holtz.
I loved this man.
I was a freshman at the University of Arkansas in 1977 when Holtz was hired as the new football coach.
In his first year we were great
#3 nationwide. We got a bid to the Orange Bowl.
I was in the marching band. We had a tight budget. Had to play half of our home games in Little Rock. That took most of our money. We only got to go to 1 non-home game. So we didn’t have the money to get to Miami Beach and weren’t going. Think if a big bowl game with no band. And the University had no money for us.
Holtz said “Hell no”, and paid for us to go out if the athletic budget and TV money.
He used to watch us practice.
That week in Miami was both incredibly hard work and so much fun! NY Eve on the beach ( the bowl was late night New Year’s night.) It was snowing in Fayetteville at the time
RIP, Lou.
Always admired him. A great man.
When I was younger - not a kid but a younger adult - I remember thinking “If people think I remind them of Lou Holtz when I’m his age, I done good”.
Of course, family, kids, life... I no longer measure myself against luminaries from my youth.
But, he was forever and still a good benchmark to measure against. Just a solid, moral, but hard charging man.
Rest In Peace, Lou.
One of the best coaches and gentleman in US history, he will be missed.
RIP Coach.
Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
William & Mary Indians (Southern Conference) (1969–1971)
1969 William & Mary 3–7 2–2 4th
1970 William & Mary 5–7 3–1 1st L Tangerine
1971 William & Mary 5–6 4–1 2nd
William & Mary: 13–20 9–4
NC State Wolfpack (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1972–1975)
1972 NC State 8–3–1 4–1–1 2nd W Peach 17
1973 NC State 9–3 6–0 1st W Liberty 16
1974 NC State 9–2–1 4–2 2nd T Astro-Bluebonnet 9 11
1975 NC State 7–4–1 2–2–1 4th L Peach
NC State: 33–12–3 16–5–2
Arkansas Razorbacks (Southwest Conference) (1977–1983)
1977 Arkansas 11–1 7–1 2nd W Orange 3 3
1978 Arkansas 9–2–1 6–2 2nd T Fiesta 10 11
1979 Arkansas 10–2 7–1 T–1st L Sugar 9 8
1980 Arkansas 7–5 3–5 6th W Hall of Fame Classic
1981 Arkansas 8–4 5–3 4th L Gator 16
1982 Arkansas 9–2–1 5–2–1 3rd W Astro-Bluebonnet 8 9
1983 Arkansas 6–5 4–4 5th
Arkansas: 60–21–2 37–18–1
Minnesota Golden Gophers (Big Ten Conference) (1984–1985)
1984 Minnesota 4–7 3–6 8th
1985 Minnesota 6–5 4–4 6th Independence[n 1]
Minnesota: 10–12 7–10
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Independent) (1986–1996)
1986 Notre Dame 5–6
1987 Notre Dame 8–4 L Cotton 17
1988 Notre Dame 12–0 W Fiesta 1 1
1989 Notre Dame 12–1 W Orange 3 2
1990 Notre Dame 9–3 L Orange 6 6
1991 Notre Dame 10–3 W Sugar 12 13
1992 Notre Dame 10–1–1 W Cotton† 4 4
1993 Notre Dame 11–1 W Cotton† 2 2
1994 Notre Dame 6–5–1 L Fiesta†
1995 Notre Dame 9–3 L Orange† 13 11
1996 Notre Dame 8–3 21 19
Notre Dame: 100–30–2
South Carolina Gamecocks (Southeastern Conference) (1999–2004)
1999 South Carolina 0–11 0–8 6th (Eastern)
2000 South Carolina 8–4 5–3 2nd (Eastern) W Outback 21 19
2001 South Carolina 9–3 5–3 3rd (Eastern) W Outback 13 13
2002 South Carolina 5–7 3–5 4th (Eastern)
2003 South Carolina 5–7 2–6 4th (Eastern)
2004 South Carolina 6–5 4–4 3rd (Eastern)
South Carolina: 33–37 19–29
Total: 249–132–7
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth
†Indicates Bowl Coalition or Bowl Alliance bowl.
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.
°Rankings from final AP Poll.
His college coaching record..... I think there was also one year with the Jets?
Memory Eternal!
Condolences to family and friends of Lou Holz. RIP Lou.