Lou Holtz Net Worth - The Complete Breakdown

Grab all the details on the net worth of the former American football player and coach Louis Leo Holtz.

American football coach Louis Leo Holtz served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary, North Carolina State University, the New York Jets, the University of Arkansas, the University of Minnesota, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of South Carolina. He has an incredible career record of 249–132–7 over the years. He is the only college football coach in his career to lead six different programs to bowl games and the only coach to guide four different programs to the final top 20 rankings.

Lou Holtz's been working as a college football analyst since 2005. He made quite a lot of money from his successful career as a coach. Below, we take a look at his net worth and earnings, so you can get some idea of his wealth.

What is Lou Holtz's Net Worth?

According to an article by Celebrity Net Worth, Lou Holtz holds an estimated net worth of $20 million as of September 2020. He earned this amount of net worth from his years of coaching some of the best college football teams in the United States.

Lou Holtz holds an estimated net worth of $20 million as of September 2020.
Source: Washington Speakers Bureau

Lou Holtz began his first job as a head coach in 1969, for the football team of the College of William & Mary. He led the team to the Southern Conference title and a berth in the Tangerine Bowl in 1970. In 1972, he went to North Carolina State University, where he had a 33–12–3 record in four seasons. His 1973 team of the university won the ACC Championship, which was one of the most significant achievements in his career.

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The next team Lou Holtz coached was the New York Jets, a NFL playing elite football team. He was selected as the head coach of the team on February 10, 1976. But he did fail as a coach of the team and resigned ten months later on December 9 with the Jets at 3–10. Later he went to manage teams of the University of Arkansas, the University of Minnesota, and Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program.

Lou Holtz's $1.6 Million Mansion Was Burned By Lightning in June 2015

Lou Holtz and his wife Beth had to evacuate from their $1.6 million worth house in Orlando in 2015. The couple safely made it out of the mansion as the home was burned by a fire believed to be caused by a lightning strike. The home spread over the area of 11,000 square feet is situated in the gated Lake Nona Gold and Country Club community, which is a well-known neighborhood full of multimillion-dollar houses.

Lou Holtz and his wife Beth had to evacuate from their $1.6 million worth house in Orlando in 2015.
Source: Saturday Down South

Holtz and his family were not injured in the fire, but their house suffered major damage. About 50 firefighters were dispatched to deal with a two-alarm fire at the Florida home of the legendary college football coach. 

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