All-Time Irish Heroes

(Photo: Topps) Johnny Lujack passed away on July 25, at the age of 98. As a player at Notre Dame in the 1940's, he won the Heisman Trophy and led…

Johnny Lujack 1925-2023 (Photo: Public Domain) Legendary Notre Dame quarterback and 1947 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lujack passed away on Tuesday (July 25, 2023) in Naples, Florida at the age…

Joe Montana came to Notre Dame out of Monongahela, Pa. in 1974, and he actually had a hard time winning a starting job for the Irish, apparently due to poor…

(Photo by Zach Bolinger/Icon Sportswire) Ian Book was a bit of an afterthought in Notre Dame's 2016 recruiting class.  3-star rating out of El Dorado Hills, California he originally was a…

(Photo Courtesy of Irish Illustrated) Considered by his teammates to be a “coach on the field”, Tom Clements almost didn’t go to Notre Dame at all.  A multisport star in…

Special Edition Former ND defensive tackle and All-American Mike Fanning died last Sunday (October 30) at the age of 69.  Born in Mount Clemons, Michigan, he started at defensive tackle…

(Photograph by Doug Buffington/ Icon Sportswire) Editor's note: This is the 26th year that Fighting Irish Preview has been publishing the "All-time Irish Hero" series. From Gipp to Golson and…

(Icon/Sportswire) Editor's note: This is the 26th year that Fighting Irish Preview has been publishing the "All-time Irish Hero" series. From Gipp to Golson, hundreds of past Notre Dame players…

(Icon/Sportswire) Tommy Rees, not so swift of foot, a little prone to the interception, but a coach’s kid who understood his limitations, maximized his talent and led the Irish to…

(Aaron Suozzi/Icon Sportswire)  6-4, 227 pound Brady Quinn came to ND out of Dublin Ohio in 2003 as the prized recruit of Tyrone Willingham.  Shortly into his freshman season he…