On Wednesday, September 25th, the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame will hold their 23rd annual Induction and Awards Dinner at the new Wintrust Center in Chicago. Past induction classes have honored such Irish legends as Knute Rockne, “Moose” Krause, George Connor, John Lattner, Ara Parseghian, Tim Brown, Jerome Bettis, and Muffet McGraw. In 2019, two more Notre Dame greats will join them: National championship-winning coach Lou Holtz and four-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Bryant Young.
Lou came to Notre Dame in 1986 with plenty of experience building up programs. His 1988 team won Notre Dame’s last national title, his 1993 team won the Irish’s last major bowl game, and he is second only to fellow inductee Rockne on the list of winningest Irish head football coaches.