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Lou Holtz (Official Thread)

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Beth Holtz, wife of Notre Dame football coaching legend Lou Holtz, leaves powerful legacy

SOUTH BEND -- As recently as last October, Beth Holtz was trying — and succeeding — at making the world a better place.

That and her remarkable resilience in battling throat cancer for more than two decades will be a prominent part of her legacy, after the wife of Notre Dame football coaching icon Lou Holtz passed away Tuesday.
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She was 83.
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https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/notre-dame/2020/07/01/lou-holtz-wife-loses-long-battle-cancer-age-83/5358773002/
 
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Jake said:
Lou is still salty about 1995-96.

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Some of the younger BP members may not remember the all of Lou Holtz's coaching history:

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The Complicated Story of Lou Holtz at Notre Dame, Part 1 of 3

Lou Holtz was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, days after the University of Notre Dame publicly distanced themselves from the man himself
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The Complicated Story of Lou Holtz at Notre Dame, Part 1 of 3​


www.thesportsbank.net

The Complicated Story of Lou Holtz at Notre Dame, Part 2 of 3

Lou Holtz was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, days after the University of Notre Dame publicly distanced themselves from the man himself
www.thesportsbank.net www.thesportsbank.net

The Complicated Story of Lou Holtz at Notre Dame, Part 2 of 3​


www.thesportsbank.net

The Complicated Story of Lou Holtz at Notre Dame, Part 3 of 3

Lou Holtz was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, days after the University of Notre Dame publicly distanced themselves from the man himself
www.thesportsbank.net www.thesportsbank.net

The Complicated Story of Lou Holtz at Notre Dame, Part 3 of 3​


Just sayin': Was Lou Holtz ever coach of a school that didn't get put on probation for NCAA violations during his watch?
from a bleacherreport.com article:

The Most Scandalous Figures in College Football History​

Lou Holtz is typically not thought of as a dirty coach, but has left every program he coached at just before they were hit with NCAA probation. NC State, Minnesota, Arkansas, Notre Dame, and South Carolina were all found to have violated NCAA rules while under the leadership of Holtz.
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