Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz enters hospice care: report

National champion caput manager Lou Holtz has reportedly entered hospice attraction astatine the property of 89.

Best known for manning the sidelines astatine Arkansas and Notre Dame, Holtz coached assemblage shot for 33 years. He was the caput manager of the Fighting Irish for 11 seasons from 1986-1996, wherever helium finished with a 110-30-2 record. 

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Former Notre Dame shot manager Lou Holtz listens earlier being presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom astatine the White House successful Washington, D.C., U.S., connected Thursday, Dec, 3, 2020. (Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

In 1988, Notre Dame finished with a cleanable 12-0 grounds and claimed the Fiesta Bowl, which remains their last nationalist championship. He went 249-132-7 successful his coaching career.

Holtz roseate to adjacent further prominence during his clip arsenic a assemblage shot expert connected ESPN.

He played astatine Kent State earlier moving into coaching arsenic an adjunct successful 1960, past got his archetypal caput coaching occupation successful 1969 astatine William & Mary. Holtz aboriginal near for N.C. State, spending 4 seasons successful Raleigh, earlier giving the NFL a shot. That stint didn’t enactment out, though, arsenic the Jets went 3-10 and helium stepped down.

Lou Holtz of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks connected during an NCAA shot game. (Focus connected Sport/Getty Images)

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In caller years, Holtz has been a stern protagonist of President Donald Trump. In February 2024, Holtz posted to societal media that the state "need[ed] to manager America backmost to greatness!"

Holtz, who spoke astatine the 2020 Republican National Convention, was fixed the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Trump successful 2020, soon aft erstwhile President Joe Biden defeated him successful the election.

"It’s the highest grant oregon grant you could perchance receive, and I person it with mixed emotions. First of all, I’m humbled," Holtz told "Fox & Friends" afterward. "There are galore much radical acold worthy than me, I tin guarantee you. Nobody is much appreciative than me. So, I’m excited to person this accidental and astatine the aforesaid time, I’m excited to person it from President Trump. The president I respect and respect. I deliberation helium did a tremendous job."

President Donald Trump presents the Medal of Freedom to erstwhile assemblage shot manager Lou Holtz successful the Oval Office of the White House connected Dec. 3, 2020, successful Washington, D.C. (Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

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At the time, Holtz besides called Trump "one of the large presidents of my lifetime."

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