Holtz’s 22 bowl game appearances rank eighth all-time among college coaches. Across his 33-year head coaching career, he led six programs—Notre Dame, Arkansas, South Carolina, Minnesota, North Carolina State and William & Mary—to bowl appearances, a feat matched by only one other coach, Dennis Erickson.
The former Jets head coach posted a 3-10 record in 1976 before resigning with one game remaining in the season. He spent the remainder of his career in college football, coaching from 1969 through 2004.
After stepping away from coaching, Holtz worked as an ESPN analyst from 2005 to 2015. He also served as a CBS Sports analyst after leaving Notre Dame in 1996 and later returned to coach the University of South Carolina for six seasons.
In recent years, Holtz appeared as honorary captain for a game between Arkansas and Notre Dame, which the Irish won. In November, he delivered what was billed as his final public speech at his namesake charity golf tournament.
Holtz began his football life as a Kent State linebacker before starting his coaching career as an Iowa assistant in 1960, building a legacy that spanned more than three decades at the college level.
