Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz
Louis Leo "Lou" Holtzis a former American football player, coach, and analyst. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary, North Carolina State University, the University of Arkansas, the University of Minnesota, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of South Carolina, compiling a career record of 249–132–7. Holtz's 1988 Notre Dame team went 12–0 with a victory in the Fiesta Bowl and was the consensus national champion. Holtz is the only college...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth6 January 1937
CityFollansbee, WV
CountryUnited States of America
At home I have a copy of the April 21, 1986, issue of 'Sports Illustrated.' I'm on the cover with the blurb, 'Can Lou Do It?' I'd just arrived at Notre Dame, and with spring football underway, I was the focal point of that week's coverage.
My first assistant-coaching job in football was at William & Mary in 1961.
I look at athletes in all sports and try to picture what kind of football player they'd be, what position they'd play and so on.
One reason I won't compromise is because I believe honesty helps you win over the long haul. You can win a game tomorrow and lose a team. You can lose a game tomorrow and win a football team.
We will use some kind of option and we will throw the football. I hope it will be at our people.
If Tiger Woods had played football, he would have been a quarterback.
Football coaches don't have real problems.
No, but you can see it from here.
A lifetime contract for a coach means if you're ahead in the third quarter and moving the ball, they can't fire you.
If you make a fist and hold it for two hours, you won't be able to pick up a glass because you'll be so weak. Let's stay loose. Let's have fun.
If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him.
Absolutely. There are a 1000 better coaches in the cities, but I'm the best in the country.
Broadcasting is easy; you just talk until you think of something to say.
It's a better view if you're standing up than if you're laying down.