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Aaron Taylor shares old recruiting letter from Lou Holtz

Can someone get me some of that letterhead?

Aaron Taylor had his pick of the litter back in the late-eighties when he was being recruited by seemingly every school in the nation to help their offensive line.  Ultimately Taylor chose to attend Notre Dame where he starred for the Fighting Irish under Lou Holtz, eventually becoming a first round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1994.

Taylor recently shared a recruiting letter that Lou Holtz sent him back in June of 1989 before Taylor decided to commit.  As much as things have changed in the world of college football since 1989 plenty has clearly stayed the same in terms of Notre Dame’s recruiting pitch which you can read below.

Personally I’d like to know where I could get that letterhead.  Top-notch stuff.

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Lou Holtz says Brian Kelly ignored at least eight personal letters

When is the last time you sent an actual letter?

Quick — when was the last time you sat down, penned a letter, put it in a stamped envelope and dropped it in the mailbox?

It has to have been at least 10 years since I wrote a letter, and I’m guessing it’d be closer to 20. However, former Notre Dame head coach [autotag]Lou Holtz[/autotag] comes from an era where letter-writing was much more the norm.

Holtz spoke last week at the “Win Without Losses” dinner in Birmingham, Alabama, and shared a story about how he wrote [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] at least eight letters during Kelly’s time at Notre Dame, but never received a response.

Holtz doesn’t seem overly upset about it but certainly didn’t sound thrilled, either. Personally the best part of this to me was how Holtz says he’d respond to mail from some of his naysayers during his coaching days. I think next time I get a less-than-positive e-mail at work I’m going to respond with something like that.

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For whatever its worth, my money is on Kelly never saw any of those letters.

That or I’m giving the man too much credit.

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