Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz dead at age 89
NBC News • • sports
Key Points:
- Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz, who led Notre Dame to its last national championship in 1988, has died at age 89 after a period of failing health and hospice care in Orlando, Florida.
- Holtz's coaching career spanned 33 seasons with a 249-132-7 record, including a highly successful tenure at Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, where he went 100-30-2.
- Beyond coaching, Holtz influenced Notre Dame traditions such as the "Play Like A Champion" sign and removing names from jerseys to emphasize team unity, legacies that continue today.
- After retiring in 1996, Holtz worked as a CBS Sports analyst before returning to coach
