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Lou Holtz, former Notre Dame football coach, honored as 'one of the greatest' with Presidential Medal of Freedom

1 month ago | By ABC

Lou Holtz, a former Notre Dame football coach, has been honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Lou Holtz calls Trump ‘greatest president in my lifetime,' accepts Medal of Freedom

President Trump on Thursday awarded Notre Dame's legendary former football coach Lou Holtz the Presidential Medal of Freedom - and Holtz reciprocated by hailing Trump as the “greatest president in my lifetime.” Holtz, 83, received the nation's highest civilian honor in the Oval Office after surviving COVID-19 last month. “Wherever Lou went, football glory followed,” Trump said...
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Trump To Award Former U Of M Coach Lou Holtz Presidential Medal Of Freedom

1 month ago | By CBS

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will award the nation's highest civilian honor on Thursday to former college football coach and political ally Lou Holtz .
Holtz, who had a storied 34-year coaching career that included winning the 1988 national title at the University of Notre Dame, was to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a private ceremony in the Oval Office.
Trump announced in September that he would bestow the honor on Holtz, an outspoken backer of the president.
Holtz had an impressive 249-132-7 record over a career that included head coaching jobs at William & Mary...
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Ex-coach Lou Holtz to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

1 month ago | By My Sanantonio

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will award the nation's highest civilian honor on Thursday to former college football coach and political ally Lou Holtz.
Holtz, who had a storied 34-year coaching career that included winning the 1988 national title at the University of Notre Dame, was to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a private ceremony in the Oval Office.
Trump announced in September that he would bestow the honor on Holtz, an outspoken backer of the president.
Holtz had an impressive 249-132-7 record over a career that included head coaching jobs at William & Mary...
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Former football coach Lou Holtz to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

1 month ago | By WGN TV

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will award former football coach Lou Holtz with the Presidential Medal of Freedom Thursday.
Holtz, who led Notre Dame to a national championship and has campaigned for Trump, will receive what is considered the United States' highest civilian honor during a White House ceremony.
The medal is awarded by the president to individuals who have made an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the country, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.
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