Lou Holtz, legendary college football coach and broadcaster, dies at age of 89

Lou Holtz, one of the most revered coaches in the history of college football, has died at the age of 89. He had entered hospice care in January, shortly after his birthday.

Holtz, whose affable personality helped him build a successful broadcasting career after his retirement from coaching, led Notre Dame to a national championship in 1988. He also had a successful career at Arkansas, where he went 11-1 in his debut season in 1977, upsetting Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.

Holtz was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008 and finished with a career coaching record of 249–132–7. He also had a brief but unsuccessful NFL career, lasting just one season as the New York Jets coach in 1976, finishing with a 3-10 record. “God did not put Lou Holtz on this earth to coach in the pros,” he said after handing in his resignation to the Jets.

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