Lou Holtz passes away

[Risen Star]

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

RIP and God Bless him and his family

 

[Tabascocat]

What a great legacy

 

[gtb1943]

RIP Coach Lou
Last Irish Coach to win a NC
he returned Notre Dame from the darkness

 

[Rayman70]

RIP Coach. Rest in Paradise. You made it. Huge loss . Great hc and even better man.

 

[Rayman70]

RIP Coach Lou
Last Irish Coach to win a NC
he returned Notre Dame from the darkness

Exactly. Jerry Faust he wasn't lol. Great motivator of men of all ilk, on and off the field.

 

[zrinkill]

RIP

I thought he already died.

 

[saturdaysarebetter]

RIP Coach Holtz. Thoughts and prayers go out to friends and family of Coach Holtz.

No doubt there are many individuals who have a story to tell about Coach Holtz even if only it were a brief interaction. This is mine.

https://johnbaranowski.wordpress.com/2020/06/30/my-lou-holtz-story/

 

[VaqueroTD]

One of the few coaches to turn the tables on a locker room speech against Jimmy Johnson. Although almost feels like he did it accidentally.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

RIP Sir.
Still mad his team beat my team in the natty.
But he was a good coach and sports media after his coaching career.

 

[cowboyec]

love you,coach.
thank you...for everything.
yours was truly a golden era.
you earned your rest.
you will be missed.

he takes his place among the echoes.
♧

 

[Plankton]

The job he did at Notre Dame following the lost years with Gerry Faust was amazing. He and Vinny Cerrato brought in ridiculous recruiting classes between 1987 and 1993 that transformed the program. In spite of his physical stature, his teams reflected incredible toughness on the field, and as an Irish fan, it was an amazing time to watch the program.

His best job, though, was in the Orange Bowl in 1978, when he suspended three starters prior to Arkansas' game against a prime Oklahoma team, including his starting running backs (pretty important in the veer offense that he ran), and they went on to rout Oklahoma 31-6.

That game was also the last game that Barry Switzer and Larry Lacewell coached together in.

RIP Coach Holtz.

 

[csirl]

Met him briefly about 30 years ago. Nice man.

 

[BoysForLife]

RIP Coach. Rest in Paradise. You made it. Huge loss . Great hc and even better man.

This covers it for me

Not an ND fan by any stretch

But nonetheless I had immense respect for Coach Holtz professionally as a coach, and more importantly as a high character man and patriot

We need Lou Holtz types everywhere in this world. In coaching, in business, in classrooms, in families. He will be missed. May he rest in peace

 

[Rayman70]

This covers it for me

Not an ND fan by any stretch

But nonetheless I had immense respect for Coach Holtz professionally as a coach, and more importantly as a high character man and patriot

We need Lou Holtz types everywhere in this world. In coaching, in business, in classrooms, in families. He will be missed. May he rest in peace

Well said.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

This covers it for me

Not an ND fan by any stretch

But nonetheless I had immense respect for Coach Holtz professionally as a coach, and more importantly as a high character man and patriot

We need Lou Holtz types everywhere in this world. In coaching, in business, in classrooms, in families. He will be missed. May he rest in peace

All of this!