Skip Holtz congratulated his father for receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Under Skip Holtz’s guidance, the Birmingham Stallions (5-2) scored 27 unanswered points to overcome a 19-point halftime deficit and defeat the Houston Roughnecks (3-4) 33-25 on Sunday, May 11, 2025, inside Protective Stadium.
Following the tremendous win, Skip is getting praise from Birmingham fans on Twitter. One user wrote,
Skip Holtz is HC of the year. @TheUF @USFLStallions #UFL
Tee Time
Another user wrote,
No disrespect to any coaches on this list; they’ve all done a great job. But, it has to be Skip Holtz. Getting to 5-2 with the amount of injuries they’ve had is one of the most impressive coaching jobs I’ve seen in a long time.
Nesto Football
The third user wrote,
Complete breakdown on defense and a very bad, never should have been thrown, pick 6 from Cookus but Skip Holtz is putting on a coaching masterclass
Flames Advocate
Skip was named head coach and general manager of the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL) on January 20, 2022.
During his stint in Birmingham, he led the team to USFL championships in 2022 and 2023 and a UFL championship in 2024.
Head Coach Skip Holtz’s Parents Founded The Holtz Family Foundation In 1998
Born on March 12, 1964, Louis Leo “Skip” Holtz Jr.’s father, Lou, and mother, Beth Barcus Holtz, met during high school and married on July 22, 1961. They were married for over 59 years.
His father, Lou, is the son of Anne Marie Tychonievich and Andrew Holtz, a bus driver. Lou’s father was of German and Irish descent.
Lou is an American former college football coach and TV analyst.
He was the head football coach at the College of William & Mary, North Carolina State University, the New York Jets, the University of Arkansas, and many more.
His 1988 Notre Dame team went 12-0, won the Fiesta Bowl, and was the consensus national champion. He is the only college football coach to have led six programs to bowl games.
Following his retirement from coaching, he worked as a TV college football analyst for CBS Sports in the 1990s and ESPN from 2005 until 2015.
On May 1, 2008, Holtz was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. In 2020, Skip congratulated his father, Lou, for receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Donald Trump in the White House.
Skip said,
“Congratulations to my father today for receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” “Really proud of you.”
Skip Holtz
On the other hand, Skip’s mother, Beth, born on March 29, 1938, in East Liverpool, Ohio, was the daughter of the late John “Bus” Barcus and Eleanor Czech Barcus.
Beth took business classes at the University of Arkansas and founded The Tennis Hog Shop in Arkansas.
She was involved in charity work that tended to be behind the scenes and gave anonymously, with some of her work included volunteering at the No-One Dies Alone Program at the Orlando Regional Hospital.
In 1998, Beth and Lou founded the Holtz Family Foundation, which promoted education, religion, and charity.
Lou and Beth resided in Lake Nona, Florida, where Beth was a member of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church and the Lake Nona Ladies Bible Study Group.
Sadly, Beth Barcus passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, following complications from years of throat cancer treatment at the age of 82.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Skip Holtz met his wife, Jennifer Fitzgerald, while working at Florida State. They share two sons, Trey and Chad Fitzgerald Holtz, and one daughter, Hailey Elizabeth Holtz.
- Holtz also co-hosts the annual spring golf tournament named the Drew Steele-Skip Holtz Golf Classic.
- While at high school in Fayetteville, Skip played quarterback for the school’s football team, bringing moderate success to the program.
