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engagements. At the second talk he said, "Have we met before?" I said, "Yes, Coach, about a year ago at one of your talks in Arizona." I about dropped my teeth that he even vaguely remembered me. I gave him his space while he prepared for the talk, so conversation was minimal. I started rustling through some papers for a minute. I had brought an 8x12 of ND stadium all lit up at night. I said, "Coach Holtz would you......" and he interrupted me, and I thought he might holler at me since he was preparing. He said, "I was waiting for you to ask. Bring it over here. I'd be happy to sign it. I dropped another set of teeth. That broke the ice and we talked about all things ND for 20 minutes before he got called to talk. What a man. What a coach. You're always in my prayers, Lou. Rest in peace.