Fighting Irish Legend: Lou Holtz's Path to Notre Dame | Undeniable with Joe Buck
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
- Lou Holtz opens up undeniable journey to coaching stardom at Notre Dame, a story rich in trials, victories, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. Coach Lou Holtz defied the odds, from his beginnings as an undersized linebacker at Kent State to his triumphant tenure at Notre Dame. In this interview, Holtz opens up about his early challenges, his philosophy on life being 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond, and the pivotal moments that led to his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction to Lou Holtz
1:49 - Early Life and Upbringing
6:34 - Coaching at Notre Dame
10:48 - W.I.N. Philosophy
14:32 - Lessons from Woody Hayes
16:13 - Lou Holtz's Coaching Principles
19:03 - NFL Experience with Jets
20:53 - Time at Arkansas Razorbacks
26:33 - Minnesota Golden Gophers Era
30:53 - Transforming Notre Dame Football
32:24 - Michigan Pregame Speech Insight
35:38 - "Play Like a Champion Today" Significance
36:23 - Strategy Against Miami Hurricanes
39:56 - The 1988 Notre Dame-Miami Rivalry
43:45 - 1989 Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame vs West Virginia
46:46 - Pressures of Notre Dame Coaching
49:45 - Coaching Burnout Discussion
50:10 - Building Programs vs. Maintenance
52:15 - Light-hearted Q&A Session
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I’m 14 minutes in and I’ve already written 4 things down to hold on to forever
Let me guess what you wrote down:
1. be white,
2. be male,
3. deny all the privilages/opportunties you are given for being 1 and 2,
4. claim you did it all by yourself.
This man. Coach Holtz came to our home after a practice for the Orange Bowl just to see my brother who was dying of MD. Such an incredible man. Thanks coach!
Wow!
Lou spoke at the commencement of one of my children’s college graduation. To say he is great is an understatement. This country and this world needs more like him
more crooks?
We have plenty like him . They’re called the MAGA Cult
Sorry Holtz is the typical Republician who denies just how much help he has received in life....
@@2bigbufords
How exactly is he a crook?? The least you can do when assaulting someone's character, is present evidence to support the claim
@@msp5138
I used to be dumb and naive like you, but thankfully my eyes were opened to the pro wrestling nature of the two party system used to divide, distract, and destroy the most free country the world has ever known...
How refreshing for someone to be grateful for living in America and all of the opportunities available to everyone.
Lou Holtz is a treasure. He is the essence of Notre Dame. A man of faith and strong convictions. One year ago, "You don't go to Notre Dame (to coach) for the money, you don't leave Notre Dame for the money."☘️☘️ (School Sisters of Notre Dame?)
More than just a Coach ☘️🙌☘️ "Heroes are Remembered, but Legends Never Die." 🐐
Well done Joe Buck. Lou Holtz is a National Treasure and you gave us all a peek behind the curtain at what makes him special. Thank you.
Utmost respect for this man. Thank you LOU
One of the best motivational speakers of all time.
Truly this gentleman is an icon..They once asked his wife, what does it take to be the wife of a major college football coach? A good real estate agent
There are some people that i seriously envy. Those are the guys that were blessed to have him as a coach !!
LOU is an inspiración. Born poor, with no physical attributes, with a lisp, in a poor family, but his determinación couldn't be extingiushed. Such a great attitude. I think his best quote was " life is 10% what happens to you and 90 % how you react to it. He reacted well. Im religious, but I don't preach it, I hope my life reflects it ! Well said! Live life like a champion today !
Arkansas fan here. We loved Lou.
Awesome human being
What a great speaker and leader
what a teacher....
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Lou!! An exceptional human being! Go IRISH!
Really always liked Lou Holtz. Great Coach and one funny Guy….
Love Lou! I’ll always be able to say I was a senior at Notre Dame when they won a National Championship in great part due to that man. No excuses; do your best; play your butt off for your brothers.
So glad Coach Lou Holtz come to N.D. he brought them back to being a powerhouse , l started watching them when Ara Parseghian was coach & as a born Hoosier its good times when N.D. football is strong .
Lived in Indiana all my life, I've never missed a Notre Dame football game, bleed ble an gold
@@natetruex3972go Irish
Great interview. There's no surprise why coach Holtz was as successful as he was.
I can listen to this man all day!
I have heard basically the same words many times from him. And inspired every time!
After listening to this interview, I want to go play for Lou Holtz. What a motivator!
Well worth watching for anyone, yes anyone. Much to be inspired by, love about, and learn from. Thank you, Lou... And thank you for this program! 🙂
This was amazing and inspirational ! I can watch this when I’m feeling off and be right again ! TY !
Brilliant man, man of integrity, a special person. Well done Coach!
What a character...in more ways than one! He exudes excellence and is definelty one of a kind! Thanks, Lou, for all that you have done in bringing integrity and winning the right way to the forefront!
William and Mary alumnus here. I'd always heard a rumor about the car. Funny to actually hear him tell the story of it. 😂
It would be nice to hear something that hasn't been rehearsed. He would have given this talk hundreds of times.
Favorite Holtz quote. He was asked if Fayetteville was the end of the world. His answer "No, but you can see it from there".
This might be true, but within the opportunity the University of Arkansas gave him to showcase his coaching talent, he would never have gotten the job at Notre Dame.
I have his book with John Heisler, “The Fighting Spirit: A Championship Season at Notre Dame”. And Coach Lou was so gracious in signing the inside cover. I love this man. 🙏 💚 💛 💙 💪☘️☘️☘️
That's a phenomenal book. Funny story -- I worked with a guy who played under Holtz at ND and somehow he had never read the book nor had a copy of it. So me, a Michigan alum and lifelong lover of Michigan football told this former player how good the book was and let him read it. On the day I was transferring to NYC (from Chicago) I said goodbye to him and asked for my book back.
@@ericmeeuwsen2226 - Good story. Coach Lou was so down to earth when I met him. Btw congrats on the Natty. Hope you and yours are well.
@@danielwade1978 Thanks, same to you
@@ericmeeuwsen2226 - You’re welcome ✊
Best coach ND ever had, bar none.
Holtz got on my radar with the bowl win over Oklahoma. Before this clip even mentioned the names I remembered Calcagni, and Sales. Didn't realize Arkansas let him go, though. I thought Holtz left them for Minnesota. But I remember him turning Minnesota around (by Minnesota standards anyway). If I remember right, I think Tony Dungy was his QB. Anyway, I was telling all my fellow ND fans to watch this guy 'cuz he's the real deal. ND was coming off a down period under Gerry Faust. After the one point loss to Michigan at home the ND fans gave the team and Holtz a standing ovation, which is something for ND fans. General protocol is lose a game or don't win by enough and ND fans want to bench the QB, fire the HC and hang the leprechuan. I just knew he was gonna be great.
Lou Holtz should have a master class of his own!
What a brilliant interview. Great coach. Shame he didn't win more Championships with ND in his 10 years there. Go Irish.
He has said, "We won one national championship and really should have won three." Many say that had he landed Randy Moss, he would have won another championship.
New-found respect for Lou Holtz. In other news, "We ain't rushin' the field for none-a-y'all." RTR
His rationale to his players for beating a higher ranked team was, “Act like you’ve done it before.”
IMAGINE A BOXING MATCH BETWEEN LOU HOLZ & JOE PATERNO!!!!!!!!!
Awesome. What a man!
I love these.
In the spirit of Lou Holtz's humor ......I had a full ride scholarship to play for Coach Holtz at Notre Dame starting in Fall of '84. Turns out I was too slow, too small and Lou Holtz had no idea as to who I was other than that I would have been a starter.......God Speed Coach
Coach Holts didnt arrive at ND until 1986.......................................
And I never went to ND......you missed the humor part...
@@NotreDame143 Ah, thanx 4 the clarity.
Holtz wouldn't recruit me so I went to Northwestern because of Gary Barnett. I had 4 chances at sticking it to Lou Holtz. Defeated them in 1995.
Lou was an assistant at my alma mater (UConn) under Rick Forzano in 1964-65. Gerry Faust wasn't fired from ND. He resigned before they could fire him.
A true testimony against the entitled generation!
A National treasure. Go Hogs !!!
OUTSTANDING motivational speaker and grateful to have experienced the Holtz era having attended many games with my dad as a stadium usher (which in the 80s and 90s meant getting to tag along and play on the field during meetings). And the comment about today’s narcissist entitled youth is spot on with NIL only making things worse. Just glad we still get classy kids at ND who treat their opportunity with gratitude and respect.
LOVE IT ALL....
I remember him at Arkansas. Beat my Sooners in the Orange Bowl and cost us a National Championship.
This is like a motivational speech
The man!!!!!!!
We were at that Miami game. Couldn’t talk afterwards.
“It’s a better view if you’re sittin’ up!” Most of the audience missed THAT ONE!!! TFF….
Joe was out of his element on this interview. Lou is brilliant
As a Buckeye fan, Lou is still Awesome.....despite what Ryan Day says.
Ryan Day is an absolute CLASSLESS person
I’m a Razorback fan and I loved Lou. I heard that the reason Frank Broyles let him go was because he was doing campaign commercials for Jesse Helms in North Carolina and Broyles had told him not to.
Trump awarded him with American Freedom Award. The world is a better place because of people like Lou Holtz
Never liked him at ND but my goodness what a great man.
He a piece of crap. Got his little memorized speeches that makes him look like a genius. He aint.
my childhood...
Amen
The silver spoon speech should be broadcast daily
Lou came out to Saudi Arabia on a USO tour, he is the same in person as on TV.
What a lovely man and hes right rather be happy and it's you that makes the choice
As a WVU fan, and more importantly a realistic fan that knows ND was better too to bottom, I would LOVE to have seen that game with a Major Harris that wasn’t hurt. ND most likely still wins, but man what a game it would’ve been
ALL TIME, One of the Greatest Coaches/Motivators Ever in my Humble Opinion! If you could Bottle It You'd be Rich! Jimmy V was the Same Kind of Coach Also--that Being Said These Two Men are Absolutely My Top Two--Period!
West Virginia in the house
He laid a foundation for the New York Jets that has lasted fifty years!
Alabama and Bear Bryant beat Holtz’s Arkansas team in the sugar bowl pretty bad one year and during the postgame midfield coaches handshake Bryant told Holtz that’s the best our team has played in 5 years. To which Holtz responded well I’m happy I was here to see it. Lol! Also he talked of being beaten barely by Earl Campbell and Texas to which he was very upset with his players not doing a good job tackling Campbell. Then the next year Holtz witnessed Campbell playing in the NFL on sundays and decided to tell all his defensive players that were still on the team from the previous year that they’d done a great job tackling Earl Campbell! LMAO
Please tell Lou Holtz there are 13 musical notes, not 7. Seriously, though, this is good stuff. But even Holtz gets his facts wrong: He sujspended three players team before the Orange Bowl blaming their breaking his "Do Right Rule," but the woman who made assault allegations was found in court to have fabricated her charges. Holtz was judge and jury before it was adjudicated. He also says the last time Arkansas played OU they'd lost 108-0 and that was untrue; that was 1918 as WWI was still going on and the very next year Arkansas beat OU 7-6, and OU left the SWC right after that.
But his talent at motivating and designing offenses was unmatched at the time. His story about how he convinced the remaining players how they could win that Orange Bowl is fantastic.
im just here to see how much frank caliendo sounds like lou holtz
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I loved watching Grant Teaff at Baylor beating Lou at Arkansas.
Better view if you are sitting up, hilarious.
Lou your a good man
Never judge a book by its cover. Wow
beautiful before even 3 min
One of my idols along with Rockey Bleier and Mario Lemieux , both of whom I met . I told them they are better human beings than they were at their prospective sports! Some of the best roll models there ever were!
Steve spurrier next
Never have been a huge Gophers fan, but as a native Minnesotan, his revolving door stint here still leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Always wondered if he would have brought that program back to relevancy had the ND job never opened up.
What a GREAT MAN
A small irony, regarding his "do the right thing" rule, per the book "Under the Tarnished Dome" he hired the strength & conditioning coach that had been a focal point of an investigation to NCAA violations for steroid use while at the University of Nebraska. Believe this was when he was either at Arkansas or staffing up for his start at Notre Dame.
Notre Dame hasn’t been the same since Lou left.
I was hoping they would talk about 93 season. Beat #1 Florida State then lose a heartbreaker to Boston College and with that the national championship the following week.
I was at the B.C game
They came out too flat and woke up and actually came back.. questionable call against them helped BC come back to win.. Pete Bercich also dropped sure interception as well.
Notre Dame decided to hire Lou Holtz after he discipline the guys from Arkansas who had broken some rules. It was a few years after that that blue Holtz want to Notre Dame because of his integrity.
93 shoulda won the title
13:09
Supported Jessie Helms a man who was against civil rights.
Probably the last national title.
Doubt they will win again
Granny Clampett 👵🏻
That Arkansas team should have been National Champs IMO. Only loss was to Texas. Yes, Notre Dame beat Texas, but ND lost to Ole Miss who was NEVER in the top 20.
Gamecock fan. Trump fan. Love Lou.
Leave politics and especially unclassy egomaniacal criminals (leading vulgar, trigger happy hicks of the south) out of this. Totally disrespectful to the true human being featured in this video.
Agree on both counts
Coach is always coaching...
Sad they glossed over why he left Arkansas. Doing a political commercial for segregationist Jesse Helms was a major issue
Our qb got hurt and if Major Harris wouldn’t gotten injured we would have a national championship Hail WV
How do you have a half bath that has no toilet, now shower, and no sink? I think that's called a closet.
Go listen to his words again… he didn’t say they didn’t have a toilet.
Lou stumped for Donald Trump
And?
Leave politics especially mention of dangerous egomaniacal reality stars out of this. Mountains of evidence on top of his vulgar, dangerous followers yet the extreme right can’t see what the rest of the country does. Get an actual human to worship.
@@arrowguy173you are deranged and tells me you are a liberal which the opposite of lou and his philosophy. Lou’s philosophy is a conservative maybe trump comes off harsh with his approach but there is a deeper issue with corruption going on so yes being hard and harsh is warranted in todays politics
@@arrowguy173cope harder shitlib! That clown Joe Biden has given100 billion taxpayer dollars to corrupt countries like Ukraine and Israel. Just another brainwashed white liberal with their head stuck up their ass.
Notre Dame fired him because he was pressing hard for allowing 5 star high schooler football recruits majoring in “RUG HOOKING” to be admitted to academic focused Notre Dame. He had a clause in his contract with his Big Ten school head coaching position that permitted him to leave with no fault if Notre Dame should ever offer him the head coaching job there. Why would he ever have resigned from coaching the Irish after all his success and winning a Natty Championship? Simple, Holtz DID NOT RESIGN from coaching the Irish and no one can prove it, NO ONE.
He had a medical leave for neck surgery, missed two games that his assistant, Davie, stood in for him and won both games. The players loved not getting chewed out for their miscues and not having Holtz yanking on their face masks. That was the end for Holtz at ND.
Joe Buck ruined this.
I used to respect Lou Holtz. Used to
I think Holtz will be fine without your respect..😁
he is such a liar, in 86, they had a losing record, in 87, they lost 3 time, from 88 to 93 yes, 94 they sucked, so only 6 year s LOU
Not my man,read Under the Tarnished Dom.
I was not too impressed with his magic tricks…
Guy can't even speak from all that spit in his mouth! Guy turns my stomach!
The biggest crook in college football. Every school he coached he left with NCAA violations. Every one.
Those violations are probably all legal now