Ara: Molding Notre Dame’s 1973 National Champions
Ara Celebrates the 1973 National Championship after the Sugar Bowl win over Alabama. (Photo: University of Notre Dame ) Editor's note: This May 21, Ara Parseghian, the legendary Notre Dame…
Back in New Orleans to Honor Ara
(Courtesy: Allstate Sugar Bowl) It is now more than fifty years since Tommy Clements threw his famous pass to tight end Robin Weber on a third and eight from his…
Spirit of Ara Alive at Reunion of 1973 Champs
ND's 1973 team captains. (L-R) Mike Townsend, Dave Casper and Frank Pomarico (Courtesy Photo: Susan Casper) Editor's Note: The 1973 National Championship team recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary of that…
Spring Football Under Ara: Becoming Champions On and Off the Field
(Photo Courtesy of Irish Illustrated/247 Sports) Spring football for Ara Parseghian and his coaching staff had several purposes. First, it was an excellent time to teach new ideas and football…
Captain’s Corner: Tom Clements- Notre Dame’s “Coach on the Field”
(Photo Courtesy of Irish Illustrated) By: Frank Pomarico, Captain, 1973 One of the best things we had going on our 1973 undefeated team is that we had a coach on…
Captain’s Corner: 1973 Win Over USC Among Greatest in Stadium History
Eric Penick (44) takes off on his historic 85 yard TD run against USC in 1973 (Notre Dame Archives) On October 23, 1973 the undefeated and 8th ranked Irish hosted…
Captain’s Corner: Ara, “He Could Have Been Anything He Wanted to Be”
On a beautiful sunny June afternoon, during a COVID delayed celebration of their 55th anniversary reunion, members of the Notre Dame Class of 1965 visited the grave of Ara Parseghian…
Captain’s Corner with Frank Pomarico: Faith, Family, Freeman
Photo by Chad Ryan It’s the middle of May, and my daily walk with my dogs, Beau and Paddy, through the most beautiful campus in the world, was different. Notre…
Captain’s Corner: Dream Big
Frank Pomarico, #56, leads the charge against USC. (Photo Courtesy of Frank Pomarico) By: Frank Pomarico (ND 1970-1973, Team Captain and National Champion, 1973) I remember my mother always encouraged…