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- While attempting to make an awkward point during a discussion about Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez‘s leadership ability, Holtz said, "You know, Hitler was a good leader too." Huh? ESPN’s legal eagles quickly wrote a retraction statement for Holtz to read on Saturday morning, where he apologized for the flop, but the damage was done.
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Dec 3, 2020 · The comment was made during a 2008 broadcast on the ESPN show "GameDay." Holtz was discussing the leadership of Michigan's head coach Rich Rodriguez when he said: "Ya know, Hitler was a great...
Dec 22, 2022 · While with ESPN, he came under fire for a 2008 on-air comment regarding a college football coach, stating, “Hitler was a great leader, too.” The next day, Holtz apologized for the comment. After leaving ESPN in 2015, Holtz devoted his time to public speaking and writing books.
Oct 22, 2008 · ESPN figured that a studio version of this talent might go a long way to repackaging Holtz’s reputation as a college football commentator.
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Oct 20, 2008 · A source at ESPN tells me that the Worldwide Leader does not plan to discipline college football analyst Lou Holtz for saying, “Hitler was a great leader, too.”
Jul 21, 2016 · Holtz apologized, but only after ESPN wrote the apology and made him read it on the air. ESPN writer Jemele Hill, who had previously used a Hitler reference in a column on another subject,...
Holtz came under scrutiny after referencing Adolf Hitler in an on-air comment while appearing on College Football Live in 2008. In his analysis of Michigan Wolverines head coach Rich Rodriguez, Holtz stated sarcastically, "Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too."
Oct 19, 2008 · ESPN analyst Lou Holtz apologized on air Saturday for mentioning Adolf Hitler during a college football studio show the previous night.The former Notre Dame coach referenced Hitler while making a...
