SOUTH BEND — Funeral arrangements have been announced for former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz, who died Wednesday, March 4, in Orlando, Florida. He was 89.
According to the official obituary posted on social media by Holtz’s family, a visitation will be held Sunday, March 15, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Notre Dame’s campus.
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A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 1 p.m. Monday, March 16, at the Basilica with burial to follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery on campus.
The Mass will be live-streamed online.
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University of Arkansas football coach Lou Holtz, center, the featured speaker at the Clinic Bowl Honors Luncheon on Nov. 29, 1983, at the Radisson Plaza Hotel, jokes with Gordonsville quarterback Kevin Wills, left, and tackle Richard Anderson.
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University of Arkansas football coach Lou Holtz, center, the featured speaker at the Clinic Bowl Honors Luncheon on Nov. 29, 1983, at the Radisson Plaza Hotel, jokes with Gordonsville quarterback Kevin Wills, left, and tackle Richard Anderson.
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Former Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian, left, huddles with a later coach, Lou Holtz, in this undated photo from the Tribune archives.
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Unknown date; South Bend, IN, USA; FILE PHOTO; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Lou Holtz with receiver Tim Brown (81) on the sidelines at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
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Nov 28, 1987, Miami Gardens, FL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Lou Holtz (left) on the field talking with Miami Hurricanes head coach Jimmy Johnson (right) at Sun Life Stadium during the 1987 season. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
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Former Notre Dame football head coach Lou Holtz had a way of keeping his staff on edge, even soon after the 1988 national championship season. Tribune File Photo/Ed Ballotts
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Lou Holtz, Head Coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish before the NCAA Independent Conference college football game against the University of Purdue Boilermakers on Sept. 24 1988 at the Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Ind.
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Notre Dame Irish head coach Lou Holtz during the 1988 season at Notre Dame Stadium.
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President Reagan, at podium, comments as University of Notre Dame President the Rev. Edward “Monk” Malloy presents him with the monogram sweater of George Gipp, a Notre Dame football player from 1917 to 1920. Reagan got the encased memorabilia while receiving the 1989 national championship Notre Dame football team at the White House on Jan. 19, 1989. Reagan played Gipp in the 1940 movie “Knute Rockne–All American.” Standing to Reagan’s left is linebacker Wes Pritchett and at Molloy’s left is Coach Lou Holtz.
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Notre Dame Lou Holtz is seen during a game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Jan 2, 1989; Tempe, AZ, USA; FILE PHOTO; Notre Dame head coach LOU HOLTZ prior to the 1989 Fiesta Bowl against West Virginia at Sun Devil Stadium.The Irish defeated the Mountaineers 34-21 to win the National Championship and finish the season undefeated at 12-0. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports (c) Copyright Malcolm Emmons
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Notre Dame Irish head coach Lou Holtz on the sideline against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Notre Dame Stadium on Oct. 18, 1989.
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Lou Holtz walks off the field following a game against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Nov. 18, 1989 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa.
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Notre Dame Irish head coach Lou Holtz is carried off the field following their victory over Colorado winning the 1989 National Championship at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 1, 1990 in Miami.
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Lou Holtz, Head Coach for the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish walks down the sideline during the NCAA Southeastern Conference college football game against the University of Tennessee Volunteers on 9th November 1991 at the Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. The Tennessee Volunteers won the game 35 – 34. (Photo by Scott Strazzante/Allsport/Getty Images)
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Notre Dame Irish head coach Lou Holtz leads his team onto the field during the 1993 season at Notre Dame Stadium.
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Lou Holtz, head coach of Notre Dame on the sideline on Sept. 4, 1993: .
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Oct 2, 1993; Stanford, CAL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Notre Dame Fighting Irish head coach Lou Holtz on the field prior to the game against Stanford Cardinal at Foster Field at Stanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: RVR Photos-USA TODAY Sports
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3 Sep 1994: Running back Marc Edwards talks with head coach Lou Holtz of the University of Notre Dame during the Fighting Irish 42-15 win over Northwestern University at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel/ALLSPOR
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Coach Lou Holtz of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish argues with the official during a game against the Northwestern Wildcats on Sept. 3, 1994.
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Coach Lou Holtz of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish watches his players during a game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on Sept. 30, 1995
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Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz addresses his team in the locker room post game after playing Southern California Trojans at Notre Dame Stadium on Oct. 21, 1995.
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Head coach Lou Holtz of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish gives some words of encouragement to his quarterback Tom Krug during the Orange Bowl in Miami on Jan. 1, 1996. FSU defeated Notre Dame 31-26.
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23 Nov1996: Head coach Lou Holtz of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and his defensive coordinator Bob Davie pace the sideline during the first quarter of play in the Irish’s match up against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend,
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Head coach Lou Holtz of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish is carried off the field by his team after defeating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 62-0 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind. on Nov. 23, 1996.
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Head coach Lou Holtz of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish addresses the crowd at the completion of his final home game as Notre Dame head coach on Nov. 23, 1996.
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Head Coach Lou Holtz of the South Carolina Gamecocks yells at the line judge during the game against the Florida Gators in Gainesville, Fla on Nov. 11, 2000.
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1 Jan 2002: South Carolina coach Lou Holtz walks the sideline against Ohio State in the Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. USC won 31-28. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Scott Halleran/Getty Images
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Head coach Lou Holtz of the South Carolina Gamecocks motions for the team to leave the field prior to the start of the game against the Georgia Bulldogs on Sept. 13, 2003 at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga.
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GAINESVILLE, FL – NOVEMBER 13: Florida head coach Ron Zook (L) and South Carolina head coach Lou Holtz shake hands following the game on November 13, 2004 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Florida defeated South Carolina 48-14. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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Lou Holtz talks with the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, after Hesburgh made a surprise appearance at the unveiling of a new sculpture of Holtz at Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 12, 2008. SBT Photo/MARCUS MARTER
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SOUTH BEND, IN – SEPTEMBER 13: Former head coach Lou Holtz of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish walks out for the coin toss with David Grimes #11, David Bruton #27 and Maurice Crum #40 prior to playing the Michigan Wolverines on September 13, 2008 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
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Jan 7, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; ESPN analyst Lou Holtz on set after the game with the Alabama Crimson Tide playing gainst the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the first half of the 2013 BCS Championship game at Sun Life Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
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Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly, left, laughs with former head coach Lou Holtz, right, as Romeo Okwara looks on during the Notre Dame vs. Michigan pep rally on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, at Notre Dame in South Bend.
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Jan 10, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; TCU Horned Frogs head football coach Gary Patterson speaks with former collegiate football coach Lou Holtz prior to the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year press conference at Renaissance Hotel Dallas. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
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Apr 15, 2017; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer (center), Lou Holtz, (left), and Nike founder Phil Knight prior to the annual spring game at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports
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MIAMI GARDENS, FL – JANUARY 04: ESPN analyst Lou Holtz congratulates players from the West Virginia Mountaineers after they won 70-33 against the Clemson Tigers during the Discover Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium on January 4, 2012 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 03: President Donald Trump presents the Medal of Freedom to former college football coach Lou Holtz in the Oval Office of the White House on December 3, 2020 in Washington, DC. Holtz is best known for his time as head coach of University of Notre Dame’s football team, winning a national championship in the 1988 season. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)
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Oct 7, 2023; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Former North Carolina State Wolfpack head coach Lou Holtz is honored along with his 1973 football team during the first half at Carter-Finley Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports
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Sep 27, 2025; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Former Notre Dame Fighting and Arkansas Razorbacks head coach Lou Holtz holds a press conference prior to the game at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be sent to the Holtz Charitable Foundation, Inc, Attn: Treasurer: 791 Pheasant Run Court, Port Orange, FL, 32127 or at holtzfoundation.org.
Contributions may also be made to Holtz’s Heroes Foundation, Inc., Attn: Brian Baker: 9630 Claymount Lane, Fishers, IN 46037 or at holtzsheroes.org.
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Mike Berardino covers Notre Dame football for the South Bend Tribune and NDInsider.com. Follow him on social media @MikeBerardino.
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