Tag Archives: Notre Dame

To Try When Your Arms Are Too Weary

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This letter was sent to the 1966 Notre Dame Football Team by then-coach Ara Parshegian. Back then we obtained a copy of the Notre Dame playbook and found this letter to the team in the book. The Notre Dame Champion: He looks normal, is so humble he rarely thinks himself …

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To Run Where The Brave Dare Not Go!

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The Wishbone The wishbone was a college offensive football formation used very successfully by a great number of Division I college football teams back in the early 1970s. It was introduced to the college scene by the backfield coach Emory Bellard at the University of Texas in 1968. When first …

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Freshman Homeroom and the Notre Dame Trip of 2001

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It was the Christmas season, and everyone at school was in a sharing and giving mood. The school was running a clothing drive to benefit a school in South Africa. The project was organized by a longtime friend and fellow teacher. Each homeroom was asked to bring clothing from home …

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