Lou Holtz, the hard-driving coach who in 1988 became the last to lead Notre Dame football to the national championship, died Wednesday, March 4. He was 89. Multiple media outlets reported on Jan. 29 that Holtz was in hospice care.

Notre Dame legend Jerome Bettis shared a heartbroken reaction to the death of his former college coach, Lou Holtz.

Lou Holtz, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to the 1988 national championship and won 249 games over 33 seasons at six schools, has died. He was 89.

Lou Holtz, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to its last national title in 1988, died on Wednesday. He was 89.

Lou Holtz is best known for his time at Notre Dame, but few remember that he was the head coach of the New York Jets during the 1976 season

Videos of his inspirational speeches to his players before games earned him fans in the years after his coaching career ended.

Lou Holtz, the quick-witted college football coach who led Notre Dame to a national championship in 1988 and burnished his reputation as a master at rebuilding programs, has died at the age of 89.

Lou Holtz, who coached the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and South Carolina Gamecocks, died Wednesday at his home in Florida.