Lou Holtz

Football Coach

Birthday January 6, 1937

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Follansbee, WV

DEATH DATE Mar 4, 2026 (89)

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About

Retired football player and coach who became a college football analyst on ESPN. He coached the University of Notre Dame for a decade, starting in 1986. 

Before fame

He started coaching at Iowa, where he also received his Master's degree.

Trivia

He guided four separate programs to the final top twenty rankings and six others to bowl games. He coached over 10 different teams throughout his long coaching career. 

Family life

He married Beth Barcus in 1961. He had a son named Skip. 

Associated with

In 2008, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, along with Billy Cannon