December Card & Memorabilia Auction Dec 9 - 18/19
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/18/2022
Offered is a 1988 University of Notre Dame National Champions trophy presented to former Fighting Irish head football coach Lou Holtz. The trophy includes a regulation-sized football carved into brown wood at the top of the (xx x xx-inch) wood base, with the seams and stitching facing outward. Below the wooden football, set into the front of the base, is a xx x xx-inch blue metal plaque engraved in gray with the caption "UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1988 COACH LOU HOLTZ". The reverse side of the plaque, as well as the football, are blank. Holtz coached 132 games in 11 seasons at Notre Dame and guided his teams to an overall record of 100-32-2 as he holds the Irish record for most games coached and is second to Knute Rockne in total victories. Holtz led Notre Dame to the 1988 national championship and remains 11th on the NCAA all-time win list for Division I-A coaches. This item comes with a LOA from Lou Holtz, and 100% of the net proceeds from the sale of this item will benefit the Holtz Charitable Foundation, Inc.