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Lou Holtz Life
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Graduation from Kent State/ Planning for life after college
After his time as a linebacker at Kent State Lou Holtz planed to become a college football coach. -
Entrepreneur
lou holtz begins coaching carer at Iowa as assistant 3 years out of kent state -
controlling
Lou holtz controlled his own destiny in the NFL but he failed to do so going only 3-10 with a .214 record over one season. -
Leader
Lou holtz led multiple teams during his years as a coach he is best known for his firey personality and his winning attitude. He compilled many wins but he said that the best part was coaching was coaching the kids. -
Spokesperson
Lou holtz has spoke about evreything at notre dame from academics to athletics. His extremly persuasive ways are known to pump players up before a big game. Like Miami in 1988 a game ND pulled out with a one point win. -
Leading
Lou Holtz led an undefeated Noter Dame team to a 12-0 record and #1 in the polls. -
Organizing
Holtz organized the noter dame team by taking all the returning starters and putting them to the same positions then in a QB battle of the ages he put in Tony Rice who ran a very athletic option offence. -
Liaison
Lou holtz was a liaison because he attened many mettings and made phone calls to all recruits. -
Staffing
Lou holtz had 6 all americans on his 1988 national championship team and he recruited all of them. Among them was the great Frank Stams -
Resource allocator
Lou holtz recruited multiple all americans to his 1989 national championship squad making shure he distributed the amount of scholoar ships evenly throughout the country -
Figurehead
Lou holtz was a great figurehead. he upheld numerous noter dame traditions and signed many players to scholarships -
Monitor
Lou holtz monitoired every player at noter dame through his many years. One of his requirements was players had to be doing well academicly in order for the to play athleticly. They had a 95% graduation rate when he was there. -
conceptional
Lou Holtz took a very poor Soth Carolina team and took them to their first bowl game in many years and a victory