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The Last Golden Age: The Lou Holtz Years Of Notre Dame Football: 1986-1996

2020

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The University of Notre Dame has a glorious football tradition, but the program is going through a significant dry spell. The eleven years Lou Holtz was in South Bend (1986-96) were the last time the Fighting Irish were consistently in contention for national championships, won major bowl games and were on the radar of every serious fan about college football. The Last Golden Age takes you into the heart of that era. You’ll read about the struggles that Holtz’s predecessor, Gerry Faust went through and Holtz’s subsequent efforts to rebuild the program. You’ll see those rebuilding efforts bear fruit in the second year and hit their fulfillment in Year Three. You’ll read on in more detail about eight more good years, marked by signature wins, major bowl appearances and great players throughout the lineup. It’s all here in The Last Golden Age—Catholics vs. Convicts, Tim Brown and Rocket Ismail, great season-opening games with Michigan, rivalry battles with USC and the furious debate over the 1993 finish with Florida State. Watch the careers of highly touted quarterbacks like Rick Mirer and Ron Powlus unfold, along with the triumphs over adversity by Tony Rice and Kevin McDougal. The Last Golden Age preserves all the moments that make up a memorable era of Notre Dame football.

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The Last Golden Age: The Lou Holtz Years Of Notre Dame Football: 1986-1996

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