Lou Holtz

Lou Holtz
Holtz in 2020
Biographical details
Born (1937-01-06) January 6, 1937 (age 87)
Follansbee, West Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1956–1957Kent State
Position(s)Linebacker
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1960Iowa (assistant)
1961–1963William & Mary (assistant)
1964–1965Connecticut (assistant)
1966–1967South Carolina (assistant)
1968Ohio State (assistant)
1969–1971William & Mary
1972–1975NC State
1976New York Jets
1977–1983Arkansas
1984–1985Minnesota
1986–1996Notre Dame
1999–2004South Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall249–132–7 (college)
3–10 (NFL)
Bowls12–8–2
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 National (1988)
1 SoCon (1970)
1 ACC (1973)
1 SWC (1979)
Awards
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1977, 1988)
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1977, 1988)
Sporting News College Football COY (1977, 1988)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award (1977)
2x Woody Hayes Trophy (1977, 1988)
ACC Coach of the Year (1972)
SWC Coach of the Year (1979)
SEC Coach of the Year (2000)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2020)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2008 (profile)

Louis Leo Holtz (born January 6, 1937)[1] is an American former football coach and television analyst. He served as the head football coach at the College of William & Mary (1969–1971), North Carolina State University (1972–1975), the New York Jets (1976), the University of Arkansas (1977–1983), the University of Minnesota (1984–1985), the University of Notre Dame (1986–1996), and the University of South Carolina (1999–2004), compiling a career college head coaching record of 249–132–7. Holtz's 1988 Notre Dame team went 12–0 with a victory in the Fiesta Bowl and was the consensus national champion. Holtz is the only college football coach to lead six different programs to bowl games and the only coach to guide four different programs to the final top 15 rankings.

After retiring from coaching, Holtz worked as a TV college football analyst for CBS Sports in the 1990s and ESPN from 2005 until 2015. On May 1, 2008, Holtz was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ "UPI Almanac for Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019". United Press International. January 6, 2019. Archived from the original on September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019. U.S. football coach/broadcaster Lou Holtz in 1937 (age 82)
  2. ^ "Aikman, Cannon, Holtz head for College Football Hall of Fame". May 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 4, 2008.