Long before Notre Dame was a national brand—long before Knute Rockne, the Four Horsemen, or packed Saturdays in South Bend—the Irish found legitimacy through an unlikely pioneer from Australia. More…
Knute Rockne portrait, 1921. (Wikicommons) Editor's Note: March 31 marks the 94th anniversary of the tragic plane crash the took the life of the legendary Knute Rockne, here is a…
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(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…
Len Clark on the right with book illustrator Jared Basker on the left and Jim "Augie" Augustine, center (Courtesy Photo) Another episode of "The Clarkives". (Excerpt from Teddy and the…
Rockne "the pitchman", representing Studebaker automobiles. Photo Courtesy of Augie's Locker Room Editor's Note: March 31, 2023 marks the 92nd anniversary of the tragic death of Knute Rockne in a…
How Good was George Gipp?By: Phil Houk of Fighting Irish Preview (Photo: Nick Houk) When Notre Dame was forced to cancel spring football after just one practice last March, the…
After the 1917 season an impressive five year run for the Irish ended when Jesse Harper retired as the Notre Dame head football coach. The reigns of the team were…
(Fighting Irish Media) George Gipp, did not spend a lot of time in the classroom at Notre Dame. After all, his pursuits that involved poker games and billiards in downtown…
George Gipp (Photo credit: unknown) No other character in the rich history of Notre Dame football is as renowned, and as difficult to define as the great George Gipp. Amazing…
