coach_team birth_date player_positions player_years cfbdwid bowl_record image name caption cfbhof_year birth_place awards sport cfbhof_id championships coach_years overall_record article_title player_team
iowa -rrb- connecticut -lrb- assistant -rrb- south carolina -lrb- assistant -rrb- -lrb- ohio state -lrb- assistant -rrb- william & mary nc state assistant new york jets arkansas minnesota notre dame south carolina -rrb- william & mary -lrb- assistant 06 january 1937 linebacker 1956 -- 1957 1103 12 -- 8 -- 2 lou holtz cropped.jpg lou holtz lou holtz in july 2007 2008 follansbee , west virginia 2x , 1988 -rrb- 2x eddie robinson coach of the year paul -lrb- 1977 , 1988 -rrb- 2x sporting news college football `` coy -lrb- 1977 , 1988 -rrb- walter camp coach of bear the year award -lrb- 1977 -rrb- acc coach of the '' year -lrb- 1972 -rrb- sec coach of the year -lrb- bryant 2000 -rrb- award -lrb- 1977 football 90163 1 -rrb- 1 acc -lrb- 1973 -rrb- 1 swc -lrb- 1979 national -rrb- -lrb- 1988 -rrb- 1 socon -lrb- 1970 1960 1967 1968 1969 -- 1971 1972 -- 1975 1976 1977 1961 -- 1983 1984 -- 1985 1986 -- 1996 1999 -- -- 2004 1963 1964 -- 1965 1966 -- 249 -- 10 -lrb- nfl -rrb- -- 132 -- 7 -lrb- college -rrb- 3 lou holtz
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lou holtz

louis leo `` lou '' holtz -lrb- born january 6 , 1937 -rrb- is a former american football player , coach , and analyst .
he served as the head football coach at the college of william & mary -lrb- 1969 -- 1971 -rrb- , north carolina state university -lrb- 1972 -- 1975 -rrb- , the university of arkansas -lrb- 1977 -- 1983 -rrb- , the university of minnesota -lrb- 1984 -- 1985 -rrb- , the university of notre dame -lrb- 1986 -- 1996 -rrb- , and the university of south carolina -lrb- 1999 -- 2004 -rrb- , 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 football coach to lead six different programs to bowl games and the only coach to guide four different programs to the final top 20 rankings .
holtz also coached the new york jets of the national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- during the 1976 season .
over the years , the slender , bespectacled holtz has become known for his quick wit and ability to inspire players .
he is often found as a guest on the popular richmond , virginia based kain road radio .
in 2005 , holtz joined espn as a college football analyst .
on may 1 , 2008 , holtz was elected to the college football hall of fame .
