Editor’s Note: The following is excerpted from the award-winning biography Coach For A Nation: The Life and Times of Knute Rockne. As Notre Dame prepared to head to New York City to play Army at the Polo Grounds, football fans across the country grew eager with anticipation for the intersectional battle of the year. Under 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
Dublin Trip A ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Experience
August 30, 2012 by
In a Chicago apartment earlier this week, a group of young Notre Dame alums gathered to “send off” a lucky few among them who were headed to Dublin for Saturday’s Emerald Isle Classic between ND and Navy. In the streets of London, Paris and Rome walked more senior Notre Dame alums fortunate enough to be Read Full Post
Walking on Hallowed Ground
September 2, 2011 by
Count me among those who were not enthused to hear about the discontinuation of the traditional “team walk” from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart to Notre Dame Stadium on game days. Even though a little research determined the walk had only been around since the early 1990s, it seemed firmly entrenched as one of Read Full Post
Rock Revered
October 6, 2009 by
October is the time to remember and celebrate the legacy of Coach Knute Rockne, who is finally honored inside Notre Dame Stadium, and whose greatest team — the Four Horsemen and Seven Mules — is recalled on the 85th anniversity of its 1924 national championsip season. At Notre Dame, honoring its storied past is an 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
“Loyal Sons” Visits Hometowns of Two ‘Horsemen’
September 30, 2008 by
In the week between Notre Dame home victories over Purdue (Sept. 27) and Stanford (Oct. 4), two towns in Ohio helped celebrate their connection to one of the greatest teams in college football history….the 1924 Fighting Irish of Four Horsemen fame. Harry Stuhldreher was barely 140 pounds when he played halfback for Massillon Washington High Read Full Post
‘Loyal Sons’ Book Release Brings Together Players’ Relatives
September 8, 2008 by
Author Jim Lefebvre discusses “Loyal Sons” at the book’s release event Sept. 5 at the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore. It wasn’t your typical day-before-the-game gathering on Friday, September 5, at the Hammes Notre Dame Bookstore. For instance, there were several Purdue fans on hand, though the Irish were playing host to San Diego State the Read Full Post
