Lou Holtz

Lou Holtz
	Holtz in 2007
Biographical details
Born	January 6, 1937; Follansbee, West Virginia, U.S.
Died	March 4, 2026 (aged 89); Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Playing career
1956–1957	Kent State
Position	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
	National (1988); SoCon (1970); ACC (1973); 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); 2× 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 (January 6, 1937 – March 4, 2026) was an American college football coach. 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. Holtz was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.