N.C. State historian Tim Peeler discusses the life and career of former N.C. State football coach Lou Holtz

Former N.C. State head football coach Lou Holtz has passed away. Holtz was the head coach of the Wolfpack from 1972-to-1975, where he led the Wolfpack to the 1973 ACC Championship and a win over Kansas in the Liberty Bowl. Holtz left Raleigh in 1975 to become the head coach of the New York Jets. N.C. State historian Tim Peeler joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss Holtz’s stint in Raleigh during a legendary career.

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N.C. State historian Tim Peeler discusses the life and career of former N.C. State football coach Lou Holtz

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