Jan 30, 2026
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Notre Dame legend and Arkansas head coach Lou Holtz has entered hospice care, HawgBeat's Kyle Sutherland reports.
Noted Notre Dame, Arkansas coach Lou Holtz enters hospice care
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Holtz, 89, retired as coach at South Carolina after the 2004 season.He was the honorary captain before last year's game between Arkansas and Notre Dame, a dramatic victory for the Fighting Irish at Razorback Stadium.
During his time in Fayetteville, Holtz compiled a 60-21-2 overall record, including an upset win over Oklahoma in the 1977 Orange Bowl. After two years in Minnesota, he went 100-30-2 overall at Notre Dame while leading the Irish to the 1988 national title.
Overall, throughout his Hall of Fame career, Holtz was 249-132-7.He also spent a year with the New York Jets as a coach in 1976.
Holtz played linebacker at Kent State from 1956-57 before beginning his storied coaching career as an assistant at Iowa in 1960. He then had stints at William & Mary, UConn, South Carolina and Ohio State before William & Mary gave him his first head coaching opportunity in 1969.
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Holtz coached the Tribe until 1971, when he became NC State's head coach.He had a 33-12-3 record with the Wolfpack and led the program to four consecutive bowl games before taking the Jets job.After a 3-10 record in the NFL, he returned to coach at Arkansas in 1977.
Holtz was an immediate success in Fayetteville, going 11-1 in his first season as the Razorbacks upset Oklahoma in the memorable Orange Bowl.In 1979, Arkansas won the Southwest Conference championship and a Sugar Bowl appearance with a 10-2 overall record and 7-1 mark in league play.
After posting a 6-5 record in 1983, Holtz stepped down as coach at Arkansas. Holtz eventually took over at Minnesota in 1984, but after two years with the Golden Gophers, he left Notre Dame, where he became the icon of the program.The Fighting Irish went 12-0 in 1988 to win the national championship and 12-1 the following season to mark Holtz's 100th win at Notre Dame. This placed him third on the program's all-time hitting streak, behind Brian Kelly (113) and Knute Rockne (105).
After the 1996 season, Lou Holtz announced his first retirement and went to television as an analyst for CBS Sports.But he returned to the lineup in 1999 in his second stint as head coach at South Carolina and inherited a 1-10 program upon his arrival.The Gamecocks went 0-11 in their first season, but went 8-4 in 2000.Overall, Holtz had a 33-37 overall record at Columbia.
