All-Time Irish Heroes

(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…

(Photo: Icon/Sportswire) Jimmy Clausen was the youngest of three brothers who all played quarterback in college. 6-2 , 220 pounds he had good size, a lightning fast release, and he…

A strong and accurate arm and excellent running skills made Jarious Jackson a dual threat, record setting star for the Irish in the late 90s. A native of Tupelo, Mississippi,…

(Photo: Courtesy of Irish Illustrated) Ron Powlus hit the national scene before he had even played a game for the Irish when well known sportswriter Beano Cook predicted that he would…

(Upper Deck/EBay) Kevin McDougal hailed from Pompano Beach, Florida and all he ever wanted when he got to Notre Dame in 1989 was a chance. A chance to play quarterback…

(Photo: Courtesy of Irish Illustrated) Rick Mirer grew up just a few miles down the road from South Bend in Goshen, Indiana. The son of a high school coach, Mirer…

Photo: John Cordes/Icon Sportswire As a senior in High School Tony Rice was the South Carolina player of the year and a Parade all-American.  And that made him the crown…

(Notre Dame Athletics) A GoFundMe page has been set up to assist the former ND star running back. A great one from Notre Dame's not too distant past is hospitalized…