Lou Holtz, the legendary Notre Dame coach who led the Fighting Irish to the 1988 national title, has died.

Holtz led the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to their last national championship in 1988.

Lou Holtz, the Hall of Fame college football coach who led Notre Dame to a national championship, has died at 89, according to a statement released by his family.

March 4 (UPI) -- Lou Holtz, the legendary football coach who led the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to the 1988 national championship, has died.

Lou Holtz, who coached the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and South Carolina Gamecocks, died Wednesday at his home in Florida.

Lou Holtz, the pint-sized motivator who restored greatness at Notre Dame and demanded it everywhere else he went, died in Orlando, Florida, Notre Dame announced Wednesday. He was 89.

Lou Holtz, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to a national championship, has died at 89.

Lou Holtz, the quick-witted and disciplinarian college football coach who restored Notre Dame to national prominence and guided the Fighting Irish to an unbeaten national championship season in 1988,

He is the first — and so far only — coach to lead six different teams to bowl games. Holtz won at every stop, except for a brief stint in the NFL.

Lou Holtz, the College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to a national championship and won 249 games over 33 seasons at six schools, has died.