One of the greatest coaches Notre Dame has ever seen has now tested positive for COVID-19 according to a report from ABC Columbia on Thursday.
The 83-year-old Holtz took over as Notre Dame’s head coach in 1986 and by 1988 turned the Fighting Irish into national champions.
Notre Dame wound up with five top-five finishes in the AP Poll during the 11 seasons Holtz spent as head coach of Notre Dame.
The Irish ultimately won 100 games during those 11 seasons, a feat only bettered by Knute Rockne in the entire history of the program. It’s worth pointing out that Brian Kelly did tie Holtz as he recorded his 100th win at Notre Dame this past weekend.
“I don’t have a lot of energy right now” Holtz said to ABC Columbia, something I don’t think anyone who has ever followed his career has thought possible.
All the best to Lou as he is just one of many working to recover from this virus.