Lou Holtz's son shares health update after college football coaching legend enters hospice care

The lad of assemblage shot coaching fable Lou Holtz connected Sunday shared an update connected his begetter aft helium was admitted to hospice attraction earlier successful the week.

Skip Holtz wrote connected societal media that his begetter was "still warring the fight."

"Appreciate everyone’s substance and prayers. Dad is 89 and helium is STILL warring the fight!  Only the antheral upstairs knows however overmuch clip is near connected the clock," helium wrote. "Cherishing the clip we inactive person unneurotic successful Orlando."

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Former Notre Dame Fighting and Arkansas Razorbacks caput manager Lou Holtz holds a property league anterior to the crippled astatine Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium connected Sept. 27, 2025. (Nelson Chenault/Imagn Images)

Kevin Holtz confirmed connected Saturday that Lou was successful hospice care.

"The Holtz family, Luanne Altenbaumer, Skip Holtz, Liz Holtz Messaglia, stock the hard quality that our father, Coach Lou Holtz, is presently facing a wellness challenge," helium wrote connected Facebook. "While this is simply a challenging time, our absorption is connected maintaining his comfort, prime of beingness and attraction successful his Orlando home.

"As household has ever been the highest value to Coach, we are holding to each different and focusing connected making each infinitesimal and time count. The full household appreciates your thoughts, prayers, and enactment but inquire for privateness arsenic we navigate this journey. Psalm 41:3."

Best known for patrolling the sidelines astatine Arkansas and Notre Dame, Holtz coached assemblage shot for 33 years. He was the caput manager of the Fighting Irish for 11 seasons from 1986-1996, wherever helium finished with a 110-30-2 record.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish caput manager Lou Holtz connected the tract anterior to the crippled against Stanford Cardinal astatine Foster Field astatine Stanford Stadium connected Oct. 2, 1993. (RVR Photos/USA TODAY Sports)

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In 1988, Notre Dame finished with a cleanable 12-0 grounds and claimed the Fiesta Bowl, which remains their past nationalist championship. He went 249-132-7 successful his coaching career.

Holtz roseate to adjacent further prominence during his clip arsenic a assemblage shot expert connected ESPN.

He played astatine Kent State earlier moving into coaching arsenic an adjunct successful 1960, past got his archetypal caput coaching occupation successful 1969 astatine William & Mary. Holtz aboriginal near for N.C. State, spending 4 seasons successful Raleigh, earlier giving the NFL a shot. That stint didn’t enactment out, though, arsenic the Jets went 3-10 and helium stepped down.

In caller years, Holtz has been a stern protagonist of President Donald Trump. In February 2024, Holtz posted to societal media that the state "need[ed] to manager America backmost to greatness!"

Former shot coach, Lou Holtz, speaks remotely during the Republican National Convention astatine the Mellon Auditorium successful Washington, D.C., connected Aug. 26, 2020. (Republican National Convention via USA TODAY NETWORK)

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Holtz, who spoke astatine the 2020 Republican National Convention, was fixed the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Trump successful 2020, soon aft erstwhile President Joe Biden defeated Trump successful the election.

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.

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