Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz enters hospice care: report

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National champion head coach Lou Holtz has reportedly entered hospice care at the age of 89.

Best known for manning the sidelines at Arkansas and Notre Dame, Holtz coached college football for 33 years. He was the head coach of the Fighting Irish for 11 seasons from 1986-1996, where he finished with a 110-30-2 record. 

ABC57 in Indiana was one of the first to report the news.

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Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz listens before being presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Dec, 3, 2020. (Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

In 1988, Notre Dame finished with a perfect 12-0 record and claimed the Fiesta Bowl, which remains their last national championship. He went 249-132-7 in his coaching career.

Holtz rose to even further prominence during his time as a college football analyst on ESPN.

He played at Kent State before moving into coaching as an assistant in 1960, then got his first head coaching job in 1969 at William & Mary. Holtz later left for N.C. State, spending four seasons in Raleigh, before giving the NFL a shot. That stint didn’t work out, though, as the Jets went 3-10 and he stepped down.

Lou Holtz of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks on during an NCAA football game. (Focus on Sport/Getty Images)

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In recent years, Holtz has been a stern supporter of President Donald Trump. In February 2024, Holtz posted to social media that the country "need[ed] to coach America back to greatness!"

Holtz, who spoke