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It's always better to face the truth, no matter how uncomfortable, than to continue coddling a lie.

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Lou Holtz
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
American Football Coach
American Football Player
Football Coach
Follansbee
West Virginia
Louis Leo Holtz
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