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Beth Holtz, wife of former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz, dies at 83

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Beth Holtz, the wife of former Notre Dame (1986-96) and South Carolina (1999-2004) head coach Lou Holtz has died. She was 83.

247Sports reported that Beth Holtz died after a long battle with throat cancer. She went through 83 radiation treatments while fighting the illness. Lou and Beth Holtz were married for nearly 59 years.

Beth Holtz is also the mother to Skip Holtz, who is the current head coach at Louisiana Tech. Skip Holtz shared a photo on social media following her passing:

Lou and Beth Holtz were married in 1961. Lou Holtz retired from coaching in 2004, his final season at South Carolina. He also was the head coach at William & Mary (1969-71), NC State (1972-75), Arkansas (1977-83) and Minnesota (1984-85).

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB