Holtz to get Presidential Medal of Freedom Today
Legendary football coach Lou Holtz is set to receive the highest civilian honor today at the White House. President Donald Trump will award Holtz the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a private ceremony in the Oval Office.
Holtz had a storied 34-year coaching career that included winning the 1988 national title at the University of Notre Dame.
Holtz has been an outspoken backer of the president and spoke at this year’s Republican National Convention.
Holtz had an impressive 249-132-7 record over a career that also included head coaching jobs at six colleges, including the University of South Carolina from 1999-2004.
Mary Liz is the News Director and Co-Host of Augusta’s Morning News on WGAC. She spent 11 years as a News Director at an Indiana Radio Station. She has also worked as a former Police and Courts Reporter for The Republic Newspaper and Assistant Marketing Director of Merchants National Bank in Indianapolis. Mary Liz focuses most on local breaking news stories, feature stories on upcoming events, or community-service related organizations and the people who serve them. She has been with WGAC since 1995.
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