Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz looks back at being honored with the Medal of Freedom on 'Hannity.'
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Trey back to you
MIKE, thank you.
No earlier this month,
President Trump Award at
Presidential Medal of freedom to
famed college football, coach,
Lou Holtz,
the president recognized not
only has contributions to
college football, but his
dedication to helping others
joining us. Now is the legend
himself coach, Lou Holtz,
Merry Christmas and happy new
year. How are you
im all right?
It was great to be with you
certainly enjoying the show
tonight.
Well, they could
I enjoyed watching that
ceremony
and I dont want us to get sad,
but im going to be honest with
you. I really wish your
beautiful wife, Beth and im
sure in the way she was
watching, but I wish he could
have been there with you,
because I know you feel like she
earned that award every bit as
much. If not more than you did.
I cant say enough positive
things about her
Trey shes gone to happen.
I have no chance,
but receiving the metal was a
great honor.
Nobody wouldve been more
appreciative.
I was very proud to receive it.
I think President Trump is done
some of the great things and for
the Democrats and everybody else
fighting him along the way,
but the metal created does not
define my life
thats by my friends and my
family.
As ive often said, life is not
the number of breaths you take
on much the number of
breathtaking moments. You
experience
up something I will cherish
forever
coach. This is
present such a difficult year
for our fellow Americans, but
sports has a unique way of
creating a bright spot.
It is appropriate that we are
playing sports in the midst of
this.
Do you feel that I do that it is
kind of a bright spot in this
otherwise dreary year that we
have had.
This is really been a
difficult year,
but particularly in college
football
thereve been hundreds of games,
canceled thousands of players,
but I do know of any plan-
theres, no doubt its a very
dreadful disease.
I managed to overcome it,
particularly for young people.
You have to move on,
but college football today,
its not really college
football, its tailgating, the
fans, the cheerleaders, the
excitement,
everything that goes with it.
But when you look at this stage,
they did one smart thing.
David said this year wont count
count
hes taken half this year will
be a plus
theres, a lot of pluses
coach come. I want to
thank you for everything. Youve.
Transcript generated on 2020-12-30.