.jpg) Holtz in 2020 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 6, 1937 Follansbee, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1956–1957 | Kent State |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960 | Iowa (assistant) |
| 1961–1963 | William & Mary (assistant) |
| 1964–1965 | Connecticut (assistant) |
| 1966–1967 | South Carolina (assistant) |
| 1968 | Ohio State (assistant) |
| 1969–1971 | William & Mary |
| 1972–1975 | NC State |
| 1976 | New York Jets |
| 1977–1983 | Arkansas |
| 1984–1985 | Minnesota |
| 1986–1996 | Notre Dame |
| 1999–2004 | South Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 249–132–7 (college) 3–10 (NFL) |
| Bowls | 12–8–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 National (1988) 1 SoCon (1970) 1 ACC (1973) 1 SWC (1979) | |
| Awards | |
| 2× Paul "Bear" Bryant Award (1977, 1988) 2× Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (1977, 1988) 2× 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]
- ^ "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)
- ^ "Aikman, Cannon, Holtz head for College Football Hall of Fame". May 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 4, 2008.