FACES President Trump Awards Lou Holtz With Medal of Freedom by Gregg Snyder December 3, 2020 In September, President Donald J. Trump announced Lou Holtz would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The former Notre Dame football coach received the honor at a White House Oval Office ceremony on Thursday. “It’s my privilege to present our nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to one of America’s greatest coaches in history, the legendary Lou Holtz, a friend of mine,” Trump said at the podium inside of Oval Office. Lou Holtz Had Tremendous Coaching Career Holtz, 83, landed his first head coaching job in 1969 at The College of William & Mary. He then went on to coach at North Carolina State before taking his career to the NFL and coaching the New York Jets during the 1976 season. The following year, Holtz took over the program at Arkansas, then moved on to Minnesota before landing at Notre Dame in 1986 and remained there for ten years. He would finish his coaching career at South Carolina where he coaches from 1999 to 2004. Holtz compiled a career record of 249–132–7. Holtz is the only college football coach to lead six different programs to bowl games and the only coach to guide four different programs to the final top 20 rankings. His most memorable season is arguably 1988 when he led the Fighting Irish to an undefeated 12-0 record which cultivated in a a victory in the Fiesta Bowl and was the consensus national champion. On May 1, 2008, Holtz was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. During his career, Holtz also founded the Holtz’s Heroes Foundation, which provides a platform to help underprivileged students at Notre Dame. Longtime Trump Supporter Holtz has been a longtime Trump supporter, having endorsed him ahead of the 2016 election. During the ceremony on Thursday, Holtz called Trump “the greatest president in my lifetime.” “I want to assure you of how proud I am, not only to receive the award…I’m even prouder to receive it from President Donald Trump,” Holtz said. During his administration, the President has held many individual ceremonies inside the Oval Office. President Trump has honored other former athletes, including Hall of Fame pitcher Mariano Rivera, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, and former Lakers player Jerry West. Post Views: 539 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Gregg Snyder Latest posts by Gregg Snyder (see all) ITZ Staff Makes Super Bowl LV Predictions. Which team wins? Who is MVP? - February 5, 2021 Jets And Nike Create New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League - February 3, 2021 NJ Sports Photographer, Lauren Guillen, Raising Funds For Local Youth Holiday Gifts - December 11, 2020 President Trump Awards Lou Holtz With Medal of Freedom - December 3, 2020 Related TopicsCollege Footballdonald trumpLou HoltzMedal of FreedomNotre DamePresident Trump Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 XFL Co-Owner Dany Garcia Talks Business, Serving Others at espnW Women + Sports Summit by Candace Cordelia | posted on October 23, 2020 Women in Sports Interview Series: It’s a sure bet with Philadelphia native, Erin Kate Dolan (VIDEO) by Denise Gonzalez | posted on March 17, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 No Shame in Their Game – Female Mixed Martial Artists Use Onlyfans to Make Money by Brandon Berrios | posted on December 4, 2020 More in FACES You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) On the 113th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Exclusive Interview w/ Kyle J. Andrews, High School Sports Reporter from The Baltimore Sun (VIDEO) The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Sunil Sunder Raj Since July of... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Nike Set To Introduce More ” Nike Unite” Community Centerpiece Stores Around The Globe You Know I’m Right, Episode 59: NBC Sports’ Liam McHugh (Audio)