All-Time Irish Heroes

(Photo: Notre Dame Archives) Eric Penick died on April 16 due to complications from clostridioides difficile (c.diff) which he contracted during a hospital stay. He was 71-years-old. As Notre Dame’s…

(Notre Dame Athletics) Brokaw, Clay, Dantley, Novak and "the Big Shu", John Shumate. The names of the Notre Dame starting five still roll of my tongue 51 years after they…

(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…