Lou Holtz inducted into Hall of Fame

by Greg Carroll (carroll@wsbt.com) and by Pete Byrne (pmbyrne@wsbt.com)

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Lou Holtz on College Football Hall of Fame ballot

Former Fighting Irish coach and University of Notre Dame legend Lou Holtz. (AP photo)

By WSBT Sports

Story Created: Dec 9, 2008 at 5:56 PM EST

Story Updated: Dec 9, 2008 at 6:18 PM EST

NEW YORK CITY — You know you're somebody when people refer to you with just one name. That's the case with "Lou," as in Lou Holtz, who is part a group being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

"When I heard I was going into the Hall of Fame, I wondered if I was going in as a player or a head coach," said coach Lou Holtz. "I knew I wasn't going to be the first third-teamer ever elected to the Hall of Fame. "

"I think about my family and teammates and coaches — the people who are with you when you get knocked down and then try to get back up, the ones who you eat with and sleep with ... You can't fool the players. You just do everything you can to make them successful, and I just hope I had an impact on the lives of some of the people I coached."

Holtz won 100 games in 11 seasons at Notre Dame, with the highlight being the run to the National Title in 1988.

Holtz is also credited as being the only coach to guide six different teams (William and Mary, NC State, Arkansas, Minnesota, ND, and South Carolina) to a bowl game.

The 2008 Hall of Fame inductees include Troy Aikman, UCLA, 1987-88; Billy Cannon, LSU, 1957-59; Jim Dombrowski, Virginia, 1982-85; Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern, 1993-96; Wilber Marshall, Florida, 1980- 83; Rueben Mayes, Washington State, 1982-85; Randall McDaniel, Arizona State, 1984-87; Don McPherson, Syracuse, 1984-87; Jay Novacek, Wyoming, 1982-84; Dave Parks, Texas Tech, 1961-63; Ron Simmons, Florida State, 1977-80; Thurman Thomas, Oklahoma State, 1984-87; Arnold Tucker, Army, 1944-46; and coaches John Cooper, 192-84-6 (.691), Tulsa (1977- 84), Arizona State (1985-87), Ohio State (1988-2000); and Lou Holtz, 249-132-7 (.651), William & Mary (1969-71), NC State (1972-75), Arkansas (1977-83), Minnesota (1984-85), Notre Dame (1986-96), South Carolina (1999-2004).

This class will be Enshrined in South Bend next summer.

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