WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 04: Former football coach Lou Holtz arrives for a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on September 4, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump took questions on a variety of topics, including a recent magazine article in The Atlantic accusing him of making disparaging remarks about American soldiers. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Legendary Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz will be honored this week with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The 83-year-old Holtz will visit the White House on Thursday and be decorated with the nation's highest civilian honor.
Holtz spent 11 years at Notre Dame, including a 12-0 1988 season that ended with the Irish ranked No. 1. In November, he revealed that he had contracted COVID-19.
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