Lou Holtz was undoubtedly a Notre Dame football legend, having won a national championship in 1988 — two if you count the unclaimed 1989 national championship season, though Miami fans certainly don’t feel that’s a legitimate one — but also producing NFL talent all over the depth chart.
While not every Holtz-coached Notre Dame draft prospect panned out in the pros, South Bend witnessed countless all-time college careers during a span that saw the Fighting Irish finish with a double-digit win total five of those seasons.
Here is the definitive Notre Dame football all-time Lou Holtz team
Rick Mirer
QB, Seattle Seahawks
Notre Dame football all-time Lou Holtz team QB: Rick Mirer
1993 NFL Draft: Round 1, Pick 2
Seattle Seahawks, 1993–1996
Chicago Bears, 1997
Green Bay Packers, 1998
New York Jets, 1999
San Francisco 49ers, 2000–2001
Oakland Raiders, 2002–2003
Detroit Lions, 2004
Rick Mirer was a backup on the 1989 Orange Bowl champions that only lost to Miami, but his next three seasons in South Bend made him a top NFL draft pick.