Lou Holtz, former Notre Dame football coach, dies at age 89

Lou Holtz, the erstwhile Notre Dame shot caput manager who led the squad to a nationalist rubric successful 1988, has died, the schoolhouse and his household announced Wednesday. He was 89.

Holtz died successful Orlando surrounded by family, the household said.

"Holtz is remembered for his enduring values of faith, family, service, and an unwavering content successful the imaginable of others," his household said successful a statement. "His power extended acold beyond the shot tract done the Holtz Charitable Foundation and the galore players, colleagues, and communities shaped by his leadership."

Holtz coached Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, winning 100 games with the school, including a 23-game triumph streak and the school's archetypal back-to-back 12-win seasons, Notre Dame said. The Fighting Irish finished the '88 play 12-0, capping it disconnected with a triumph successful the 1989 Fiesta Bowl and becoming the statement nationalist champion.

Holtz besides had caput coaching stints astatine William & Mary, Arkansas, Minnesota and South Carolina, on with 1 play helming the New York Jets successful the NFL.

Following his coaching career, Holtz became a broadcaster, moving arsenic a assemblage shot expert for CBS Sports and ESPN.

Holtz, a longtime Republican, spoke astatine the 2020 Republican National Convention to endorse President Trump. Mr. Trump awarded Holtz the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor, successful December 2020.

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