Lou holtz who is he

Because Andy went into World War II, Holtz and his mother Anne spent much time with her brother, the late Lou Tychonievich, and many of the local youths with whom he still maintains friendships today. Dreaming that one day he would weigh enough to be worthy of an ELHS Potters football uniform, Holtz never missed a practice during the days when many would liked to have escaped the wrath of head coach Wade Watts.

But under the demanding mentor, he observed and formed an unshakable foundation that would allow him to lead and influence countless young people in the future. It was during his high school years at ELHS that he met Beth Barcus, and together they formed a partnership that has stood as an example and an inspiration to all.

Hired by University President Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C. During his 11 years at the helm, he amassed a record of and led Notre Dame to the national championship during its undefeated season. The first coach in NCAA history to lead six different programs to bowl games, Holtz is the only coach to guide four different programs to final Top 20 rankings. After more than three decades as a head coach, he finished his coaching career with a record.

He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in , received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Notre Dame in and was awarded the U. Presidential Medal of Freedom in It has been designed to inspire focused and contemplative intellectual work — a feature that complements existing interdisciplinary and collaborative space.

Matthew Dames , recently appointed as the Edward H. Arnold University Librarian. Now, I have no doubt that if we asked anybody who played for Lou Holtz about his real life locker room speeches, the reviews would be glowing.

But Holtz and ESPN should have known that there is a huge difference between preaching to a group of young men right before they go into battle and talking to a camera in a cold studio somewhere in Connecticut.

The irony is that while Holtz was fast earning a comparative reputation to John Madden with his meandering analyses that left many viewers scratching their heads, the real connection to Madden was that Holtz was about to create a football curse of his own.

After all, I think Notre Dame was going to give him the statue anyway, right? Fortunately for Holtz, the first few weeks of the season saw a spunky ECU team tear through two ranked opponents, earning an early title of possible "BCS Buster. Whatever will Coach Lou talk about now? Now, let me state emphatically that no rational person could think that Lou Holtz holds Adolf Hitler in any kind of high regard, and I absolutely believe him when he implied that when saying Hitler was a "great leader" it was strict hyperbole.

Lou Holtz is absolutely not a hatemonger or a Nazi sympathizer, and the blogs need to quit suggesting otherwise.

Holtz deserves to be remembered for his accomplishments on the field, as they are a noteworthy chapter of college football history. Conversely, every time he appears on television as a commentator, his legacy becomes further eroded.