Legendary Notre Dame Coach Lou Holtz Dies at 89

Holtz’s overall coaching career spanned from 1969 at William & Mary to 2004 with South Carolina.

Lou Holtz attends a game between the Oregon Ducks and the Auburn Tigers at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., in January 2011. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

Former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz died at the age of 89, surrounded by family in Orlando.

His family announced his passing on March 4 in a statement shared by Notre Dame, where he coached from 1986 to 1996. A 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame, Holtz continued in many football-related and higher education endeavors after his coaching career.