All-Time Irish Hero

(Photo Credit: John Biever/SI/Icon SMI) Last week, we spotlighted the great Autry Denson. This time, we turn to another electrifying Notre Dame running back—one who grew up in Big Stone…

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(Photo by Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire) A four year monogram winner, three year starter and two time team MVP, Autry Denson is Notre Dame’s all-time leading rusher with 4,318 yards.…

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(Robin Alam, Icon Sportswire) With a career winning percentage of .864—second only to Knute Rockne—Frank Leahy is one of the most accomplished coaches in college football history and is a…

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(Photo: National Football Foundation) Few players have ever worn the gold helmet with more pride — and none made more tackles — than Bob Crable, Notre Dame’s all-time leader in…

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(Photo: AJ Houk) Joe Montana came to Notre Dame out of Monongahela, Pennsylvania, in 1974. At the time, Ara Parseghian was still the head man in South Bend, and was…

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Jerome Bettis at the January 2025 CFP Championship game. (Photo Chad Ryan) At 5-foot-11 and 252 pounds, Jerome Bettis was already a force of nature when Lou Holtz brought him…

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(National Football Foundation) With a name like Stonebreaker, destiny seemed to have already picked his path. Growing up in River Ridge, Louisiana, Michael David Stonebreaker quickly made a name for…

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(Photo: WikiCommons) Dave Casper’s path to greatness was anything but ordinary. A high school star in Elgin, Illinois, and later Chilton, Wisconsin, he was a member of the 1969 Chilton…

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One of the most dominant defensive linemen in Notre Dame history, Bryant Young arrived from Chicago Heights in 1990 and wasted little time making his presence felt. With a rare…

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Tim Brown at the 2024 Notre Dame v. IU playoff game. (Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire) One of the most electrifying athletes in Notre Dame football history nearly never played the game…

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