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Coaching is about helping young people have a chance to succeed. There is no more awesome responsibility than that. One of the greatest honors a person can have is being called 'Coach.'

Lou Holtz

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Lou Holtz
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: January 6
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West Virginia
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