The night before Lou Holtz’s funeral, one of his old Notre Dame walk-ons spontaneously tended bar at the Linebacker Lounge. Over his generous pours of cheap beer and dive-bar cocktails, aging All-Americans and national champions told their stories.

The night before Lou Holtz’s funeral, one of his old Notre Dame walk-ons spontaneously tended bar at the Linebacker Lounge. Over his generous pours of cheap beer and dive-bar cocktails, aging All-Americans and national champions told their stories.