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The standards you establish for others must reflect the standards you set for yourself. No one will follow a hypocrite.

Lou Holtz

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