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Person - Lou Holtz

Team - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

Brand - Steiner Sports Memorabilia

Type - Book

Sport - Football

Department - Gifts, Memorabilia and Collectibles

		Lou Holtz Autographed "Wins Losses and Lessons" Book See larger image List Price: $139.97 Price: $125.98 You Save: $13.99 # SSM-HOLTBOS000000

With a strong overtone of moral teaching, college football coaching legend Holtz offers a prosaic but endearing memoir. It's clear from the beginning that Holtz sees coaching as nurturing more than mere athletic achievement; it's an opportunity to mold promising student-athletes into superlative young men: "Coaching gives one a chance to be successful as well as significant." Holtz grew up in a hardscrabble West Virginia mining town in the 1940s and '50s, keeping a determinedly working-class and strictly religious attitude no matter how high he climbed as a coach. His stories of assistant and then head coaching at institutions from Ohio State to North Carolina State-as well as run-ins with big names like Bill Cowher and Bill Clinton-are full of funny anecdotes and neat little lessons, but they tend to blur in the mind. A standout is Holtz's long-term position at Notre Dame, of special importance not just because of his devout Catholicism but also his refreshing devotion to strict academic standards for the players. In fact, what stands out is his modesty and adamant belief that football is ultimately less important than education. Lou Holtz has hand signed his book Wins, Losses and Lessons on the inside front cover page. A Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity is included.

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