Notre Dame Football Has a Rich History in New York City
Yankee Stadium in the 1920s (WikiCommons) New York City: since the earliest days of Notre Dame football, Notre Dame and Notre Dame football has been connected to New York City. …
Frank Leahy: All-Time Irish Hero
The Leahy monument, Notre Dame Stadium (Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire) Frank Leahy, in many ways was a Knute Rockne protégé. In 1928 Rockne recruited him out of South Dakota to play…
Knute Rockne: All-Time Irish Hero
(WikiCommons) In a broad field of swaying prairie grass in a region of Kansas known as the Flinthills, on the cold morning of March 31, 1931, TWA flight 599 crashed…
Teddy and The Gipper: A Notre Dame Friendship
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…
Notre Dame’s Blue Gold Scrimmage Has Long History
Notre Dame renews a long tradition this Saturday with the annual playing of the spring game. The Blue-Gold game tradition started in 1929 when Knute Rockne, ever the showman, was…
Date for 93rd Edition of Blue-Gold Game Set
(Photo: Chad Ryan) The date for this year's annual Blue-Gold game was announced today and ND fans will soon will get their first look at the 2024 Fighting Irish. The…
500th Game to be Played In “Magical” Notre Dame Stadium
(Photo: Chad Ryan) Nine National Championships have been won there, 166 All-Americans and Seven Heisman Trophy winners and have played there. Knute Rockne got it built, and he coached there.…
Tradition is Notre Dame Football’s Superpower
(Photo: Chad Ryan) Saturday, October 7, 2023 about 11 PM: At the conclusion of the 33-20 upset Notre Dame loss marked by mistake filled and listless play by the Irish…
A Notre Dame Story
My son, Nicholas David "N.D." Houk, a few minutes after his May of 2022 graduation By: Phil Houk for Fighting Irish Preview I'm a Catholic kid who was born and…
