A Snowy Night in South Bend With Lou Holtz
A freezing night after a Notre Dame game turned into a moment of kindness I never forgot. Photo of my brief, childhood encounter with Lou Holtz in South Bend. by Tara Adams Irish News Nation Some sports memories fade with time. But a cold, snowy night in South Bend and a brief moment with Lou Holtz is one that never did. When I was a kid, I had the chance to meet Coach Holtz after a Notre Dame Fighting Irish football game against Navy in South Bend. It was one of those moments that sticks with you for life. After the game, I wandered away from our bus group and ended up near the tunnel where the players and coaches exited Notre Dame Stadium. It was getting dark, the wind was whipping, and light snow was falling. The kind of cold that cuts right through you. But I waited anyway. I leaned against a maroon car to block some of the wind as I waited. As it turned out, it was Coach Holtz’s car. For a while, it was just me and one other woman standing there in the cold. Eventually,...
