“Ya know, Hitler was a great leader, too.”

—  Lou Holtz

On Michigan Wolverines head coach Rich Rodriguez, as attributed by Dick Weiss, "Lou Holtz sorry for Hitler line" http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2008/10/18/2008-10-18_lou_holtz_sorry_for_hitler_line.html#ixzz0RfdSeZwT, New York Daily News.com, 17 October 2008
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