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An agent won't help you get drafted higher, won't make you win more games, and won't make you faster or stronger.
Lou Holtz
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Lou Holtz
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
American Football Coach
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Follansbee
West Virginia
Louis Leo Holtz
Louis Holtz
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