03-04-2026, 05:09 PM
(03-04-2026, 04:26 PM)lex24 Wrote:(03-04-2026, 04:09 PM)burger Wrote:(03-04-2026, 04:07 PM)lex24 Wrote: RIP Lou Holtz. He was 89. Not my cup of tea in a lot of ways. But overall, a guy that I think was a pretty good ambassador for college football.
I will only remember him for one thing and that is endorsing and making videos for virulent racist Jesse Helms in the 80s.
I know nothing about that.
What I do know is that he coached college football for 33 years. During which time he undoubtedly had some influence over the lives of hundreds of young black men. And from what I’ve read about him – a positive influence.
If that’s wrong – then I will stand corrected.
Here's his Wikipedia entry, so folks can judge for themselves. Coach Holtz had his share of non-political controversies as well, but I agree that overall he was a great ambassador for college football, especially in his post-coaching days.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)