I get that Lou Holtz has the financial wherewithal to withstand his Florida mansion burning down, but that doesn't change the fact watching your domicile burn down would suck.
Holtz, for his part, seems to be taking it in stride.
From David Harris of OrlandoSentinel.com:
The items he lost — such as pictures of himself with U.S. presidents, photos with two popes, the torch he carried for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and the trophy he won at an Augusta National Golf Club member tournament — can be replaced, he said.
"Someone told me along time ago that if what you lost can be replaced, then it's not really a loss. You can't replace a parent, a spouse, a child."
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"In athletics you are going to have ups and downs. Whenever we had a down, we did two things," Holtz said. "We gave ourselves 'X' amount of time to feel bad for ourselves, and then we moved forward. With the fire, by Monday morning it was no more feeling bad for ourselves. We were looking forward."
Officials say it was likely a lightning strike that set the home aflame. Props to Holtz for keeping a good perspective.
