All-Time Irish Hero: George Gipp
(Photo: WikiCommons) George Gipp, known as “the Gipper,” is considered one of the greatest and most enigmatic players in college football history. Born in 1895 in Laurium, Michigan, Gipp initially…
Notre Dame. Where historically young men have come as student athletes only to leave as legends of the gridiron. And where coaches come to teach boys how to become men, and leave with statues erected in their honor. Here are their stories.
(Photo: WikiCommons) George Gipp, known as “the Gipper,” is considered one of the greatest and most enigmatic players in college football history. Born in 1895 in Laurium, Michigan, Gipp initially…
(Photo: via Facebook) Chris "Zorro" Zorich was raised as an only child in a single-parent household by his mother, Zora, on the South Side of Chicago. His mom was so…
(Photo: MSA/Icon Sportswire) Tom Clements, considered by his teammates to be a “coach on the field,” almost didn’t attend Notre Dame. A multisport star in high school in McKees Rocks,…
Jaylon Smith November 5, 2022 at Notre Dame Stadium. (Photo: Chad Ryan) The Irish have had few pure athletes quite like Jaylon Smith. 6-3, 237 lb he ran the 40…
(Photo: Chad Ryan) Drue Tranquill was a four-star recruit in 2014 out of Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, IN). He had starred on both sides of the ball in high…
(Photo: Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire) After a stellar high school career in Hawaii, that included being named Gatorade player of the year for both his junior and senior seasons, and Butkus…
(Fighting Irish Media) Former Notre Dame head coach (1981-1985) Gerry Faust passed away Monday (November 11,2024), he was 89. From 1963 to 1981 Faust compiled an unbelievable 174-17-2 (.907) record…
(Photo: Eugene Tanner/Icon Sportswire) Golden Tate, the player with a great first name, was an electrifying performer at wide receiver. Only 5-11, blazing speed and precise patterns were his trademark…
(Photo: Icon Sportswire) In 2009 a 6-foot 6 pass catching athlete from just down the road from South Bend in Fort Wayne, Indiana made the choice to attend Notre Dame. …
(Photo: Aaron Suozzi: Icon Sportswire) Brady Quinn arrived at Notre Dame in 2003 from Dublin, Ohio, and left 4 years later having rewritten the school’s record books. An accurate passer…