vs Navy. I guess you'd have to pick Theismann. as he had much better legs, Terry was as fine a passer at ND as I've seen..
Time reported that he took Russian because his brother had learned it in the military when the truth was that this was the easiest way to "earn" his language requirement from a senile nun who only gave As.
More amusingly they also claimed he could throw a football 60 yards without it going over 10 feet above ground... but on my physics final that year we got extra credit for calculating the velocity that would require IN A VACUUM... and as i recall it was in excess of 200mph.
Finally they asserted he could hit the square on a backboard from the full length of the court 6 out of ten times... but when I played intermural basketball with him he only hit the backboard itself 2 out of 10.
Our MSM has always been full of BS.
When we played @ Pitt in '87 (the game during which Tony Rice got his first action, replacing Terry Andrysiak, and infamously lined up behind the guard on his first play). Noticed him at a nearby tailgater outside of the dump known as Pitt Stadium. Approached him just to say hello and he was pleasant enough. Took his picture and I have it somewhere in the Tufnel archives. Was struck by how pleasant he was to me, a clueless and starstruck kid.
but not that day, a 30-22 loss for 3-0 Irish if I recall right
I saw Terry at ND games on SB. but never had pleasure of talking to him
Only 2 were absolute dik heads, one a former USC WR…. Dik
The rest were super nice. Great memories
Honorable mentions: Rudy, Chris Zorich, Tyrone Willingham. Not all former Irish players and coaches are approachable. I will not name names but you'd be surprised. But, in their defense, you never know what kind of day they're having or how they are feeling. For you old timers, I once introduced myself to the late great Hank Stram walking back to the library lot after one of the Blue/Gold games. We both graduated from the same high school in Gary, Indiana and that led to a humorous and friendly chat as we matriculated back to the parking lot.
the field. A confident and excellent coach. He used to play handball with Ara I believe. Pinkett was a true gentleman as was Faust. Pinkett said we just didn't get the job done for Faust and we should have. All class. I knew Walt Patulski and he was a very nice guy whose NFL career should have been greater. I remember his first play in an NFL exhibition game where he sacked the QB and threw the guy so down so hard on his shoulder and he looked so upset that he did that. I think he was too nice a guy for the NFL and his shoulder injuries hurt him badly. I also played golff with a former North Carolina QB who was captain of their team when they played ND and he said Patulski said before the game at the coin toss, "don't worry., I won't hurt you." I am sure that was sarcasm but Walt was real nice.
By the way I left another f on the word golf because I am getting so many double bogeys the few times I have played this year.
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Never cared if I met him as well.
I have a replica gold helmet signed by him...don't want that either..
They brought him on stage. This was in New Buffalo, Michigan at Four Winds.
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I was wiith an adult special needs friend of mine who always wanted to go to the campus as he was a big time Irish fan. As luck would have it, we ran into this HC along with a couple of student staffers outside the stadium. My friend Gary asked for an autograph and picture. The beloved HC behaved like it was the biggest inconvenience he's ever experienced. Still, Gary couldn't stop talking about the picture and autograph all the way home. Gary is in a special needs facility now as he can no longer take care of himself and I haven't seen him in years, but, I hope he has that picture and autograph sitting on his night stand to this day. Maybe he might remember that day as a happy day.
forever have my love and affection.
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You're not alone.
The best coaches I've ever observed are he and Bob Knight, and it's clear that there were a number of similarities in personality between them. Frankly, I've read of more behind the scenes positive things from Knight.
You might list Gerry Faust, but his record eliminates him from the gen pops list.
Ara is dead, and I am making the assumption people usually don’t talk about the deceased like that. This happened before Marcus was a HC.
Ara sits alone at the top during my lifetime IMHO. Lou is definitely beloved and a legend. Coach Faust should be beloved by all Irish fans but certainly not an Irish football legend. No one showing any love for Dan Devine? He does have a statue outside the stadium and an entrance gate named after him. Have we all bought into the "Rudy" character image? Not a legend or beloved to some but he does have a statue along with those who are and a national title.
talking Scott Grooms up then going with Blair Kiel who really held us back for the years he played. Faust at least had the guts to recognize the weakness in Kiel and inserted freshman Steve Beurelin as the starter in game 3 of Kiel's freshman year after two really, really bad losses in 1983.
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ND coaches at that time worked on a year to year contract after the initial 5 yr contract. Devine felt that he deserved and wanted a longer term deal and Moose told him no. So, he announced that 1980 would be his last.
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He was the undisputed Big Man on Campus during my undergrad days, and I simply idolized him. Those were the days of Pinkett, Pinkett, Pass, Punt. We had all heard the stories about what a great dude he was. Well, imagine my luck when I found myself at the old bookstore one day, and there is THE MAN himself, looking through ND stuff just like me. I had to say hello so I could brag to all my dorm buds that I met the BMOC. Not only did he give me the time of day, but he actually engaged with me, asking me about myself - where I was from, what dorm I lived in, etc. Good Lord - I was on cloud nine. If I loved him before meeting him, I simply adored him afterwards. Huge fan to this day. Total class person.
He carved out a solid career with the Oilers. I hoped he would become the guy for them, but when the Oilers acquired Mike Rozier, I knew it was not to be.
better team might have given him a chance for the Heisman. He had breakaway speed too. His Oiler career also was cut a little short by injuries. I think he got about 5 years in the league though, so he was smart and probably stashed some money away.
Before every game he'd walk though the wheelchair section and shake hands with everyone. How many coaches would even consider that? The record won't show it but he was a winner.
I assume everyone knows he's the radio voice of ND football and does some TV work too. Said hello to him pre-game and he stopped and chatted like we were old friends. Really nice guy. I bet Ryan Harris is like that too.