By Jim Lefebvre A week of celebration and remembrance honoring Knute Rockne brought worldwide attention to South Bend, Indiana, 75 years ago this week. The legendary Notre Dame football coach had died in a plane crash nearly a decade earlier, in March of 1931, and his life and legacy mesmerized a nation in the ensuing Read Full Post
88 Years Ago Today, The ‘Horsemen’ Dominated
October 18, 2012 by
At the Polo Grounds in New York City 88 years ago today, a Notre Dame backfield of four seniors who had played together — and defeated all but one opponent — since their sophomore year, went up against another great Army team. It was the sports event of the year on the East Coast, with Read Full Post
Flashy Helmet? What Would Rock Think?
August 14, 2012 by
A lot of Irish fans are apoplexic over the uniforms – and especially the helmets – adidas has rolled out for the Oct. 6 Miami game at Chicago’s Soldier Field. And, yes, the “bold” designs do seem to spit in the face of tradition. “Rockne would be rolling over in his grave if he saw Read Full Post
Arizona Travel Part of ND’s First Bowl Team
December 12, 2010 by
When Notre Dame kicks off against Miami in the December 31 Sun Bowl, it will have completed the circuit of having played in all the truly “historic” bowl games – Rose, Orange, Sugar, Cotton and Sun, all of which began in the 1930s or earlier (Rose, 1902). But it won’t be the first time a Read Full Post
Whatever Happened to ND Men Becoming Football Coaches?
November 15, 2009 by
With all the questions swirling around the Notre Dame football program at the moment, one thing is fairly certain: If there is a coaching change, the odds of a former ND player taking the reins are pretty remote. About the only possible candidate from the ranks of former Irish players is Tom Clements, the Green Read Full Post
Esther Miller, 103, of Annapolis: Living Link to Notre Dame’s Four Horsemen, Seven Mules
November 9, 2009 by
Edgar “Rip” Miller was a standout student and football player at Notre Dame in the early 1920s, when he was asked by teammate Russ Arndt to come along on a short trip to nearby Elkhart, Indiana. Arndt was dating Miss Phyllis Templin, who said she had a younger sister who wanted to meet a Notre Read Full Post
Down the Line: ND Front Men Must ‘Love to Block’
August 8, 2009 by
2009 Wouldn’t Be the First Time A Notre Dame Line Shook Off Doubters to Build a Championship Unit “Love to block, and let them know that you like it. If all teams could do just that thing, they would always be winning” — Knute Rockne As Notre Dame starts its official 2009 pre-season camp, there Read Full Post
What Though The Odds: “Fixing” Notre Dame Football
December 1, 2008 by
Analysis Fixing Notre Dame football may require a nod to its roots, when underdog teams overachieved Amid the national discussion over whether General Motors or CitiBank are “too big to fail,” could it also be said that Notre Dame football is too historic, too important to the fabric of college football to ever fall by Read Full Post
October 18 A Key Date In ND Football History
October 15, 2008 by
The University of Notre Dame football team carries a winning record into its bye week, taking a break from its 12-game schedule this Saturday, October 18. Six games down, six to go. It’s almost as if today’s Fighting Irish are honoring their tradition with a silent salute to another Saturday, October 18. It was on Read Full Post
