At CHS, Lou was an outstanding halfback on his senior-year football team that shared a state title with two other schools; however, his accomplishments as a CHS wrestler surpassed even his football accomplishments as he compiled a 75-5-1 record, winning two state titles, three All-Metro titles, and being chosen as the team’s most outstanding wrestler. At Omaha University, Lou continued his remarkable success, three times earning All-Conference football honors, and as a senior, his team won the CIC Title and the All-Sports Bowl with Lou’s being chosen co-captain. In wrestling, Lou compiled a 39-3 record, was selected as the university’s Athlete of the Year in1962, and was inducted into both the university’s Wresting Hall of Fame (1998) and its Athletic Hall of Fame (2002). At Westside High School, where Lou was its wrestling coach and teacher over a 36 year career, his wrestling teams won16 District Team Championships, 2 Class A State Championships, compiled an overall record of 244-88-7, and had 24 individual state champions. Because of the leadership which Lou provided for high school and youth wrestling, he was inducted into the Metro Coaches and Officials Wrestling Hall of Fame (1985), the Nebraska Scholastic Wrestling Coaches Association, and the Omaha Westside Alumni Association’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Louis passed away in 2020 at the age of 79.