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Unearthing Legends: The Untold Stories of Notre Dame Football · Sports History Network

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  Hello,
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  my
• 0:52
  football
• 0:53
  friends.
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  This
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  is
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  Darren
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  Hayes
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  of
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  pigskindispatch.com
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  welcome
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  once
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  again
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  to
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  the
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  Pig
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  Pen,
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  your
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  portal
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  to
• 0:57
  positive
• 0:57
  football
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  history.
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  And
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  we
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  have
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  something
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  special
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  in
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  store
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  for
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  you
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  today.
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  We
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  have
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  three
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  fantastic
• 1:03
  stories
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  that
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  all
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  tie
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  to
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  one
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  of
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  my
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  favorite
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  college
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  football
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  teams,
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  the
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  Notre
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  Dame
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  Fighting
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  Irish.
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  What
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  legacy
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  and
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  prominence
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  that
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  has,
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  you
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  know,
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  the
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  Fighting
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  Irish
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  football
• 1:15
  fans
• 1:15
  have,
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  you
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  know,
• 1:16
  we've
• 1:16
  talked
• 1:16
  a
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  lot
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  about
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  them
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  lately.
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  You
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  know,
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  we've
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  been
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  made
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  some
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  new
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  friends
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  and
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  got
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  some
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  great
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  information,
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  and
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  talk
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  about
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  three
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  different
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  eras
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  of
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  Notre
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  Dame
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  football
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  history
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  and
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  three
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  different
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  legends
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  that
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  all
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  sort
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  of
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  connect
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  together
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  to
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  make
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  the
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  Fighting
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  Irish
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  so
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  special.
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  So
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  the
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  first
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  one
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  is
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  kind
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  of
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  an
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  interesting
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  one
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  that
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  go
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  back
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  in
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  time
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  over
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  100
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  years
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  to
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  talk
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  about
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  this
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  legendary
• 1:42
  player
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  that
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  possibly
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  you've
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  never
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  heard
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  of.
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  As
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  Knute
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  Rockne
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  looked
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  at
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  his
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  roster
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  in
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  the
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  1925
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  season
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  after
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  losing
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  the
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  Four
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  Horsemen
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  backfield
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  and
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  the
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  seven
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  mules,
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  he
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  looked
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  to
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  find
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  some
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  more
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  standouts.
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  And
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  one
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  of
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  those
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  guys
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  was
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  a
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  man
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  named
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  John
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  Philip
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  Smith,
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  Clipper
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  is
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  what
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  they
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  called
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  him,
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  who
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  was
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  born
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  on
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  December
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  12,
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  1904
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  in
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  Hartford,
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  Connecticut,
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  often
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  referred
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  to
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  as
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  the
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  Little
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  Clipper
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  to
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  differentiate
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  him
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  from
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  Maurice
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  J.
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  Clippersmith,
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  another
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  contemporary
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  Notre
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  Dame
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  alumnus
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  and
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  football
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  coach.
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  Now,
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  he
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  was
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  just
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  5
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  foot
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  9,
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  weighed
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  a
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  mere
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  164
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  pounds,
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  but
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  Smith
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  was
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  exceptionally
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  small
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  for
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  alignment,
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  even
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  by
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  the
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  1920s
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  standard.
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  But
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  entering
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  into
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  the
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  varsity
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  squad
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  in
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  1925,
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  Smith
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  was
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  a
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  foundational
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  piece
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  for
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  coach
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  Knute
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  Rockne.
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  He
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  was
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  facing
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  that
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  monumental
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  task
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  of
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  replacing
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  the
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  Seven
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  Mules
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  and
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  the
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  Four
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  Horsemen
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  to
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  graduation.
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  Now
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  serving
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  as
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  a
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  quick
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  and
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  powerful
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  and
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  technically
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  precise
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  guard,
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  Smith
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  anchored
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  the
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  Fighting
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  Irish
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  line
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  from
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  1925
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  through
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  1927
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  season,
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  driving
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  the
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  team
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  to
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  a
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  combined
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  2342
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  record
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  record
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  during
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  his
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  varsity
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  career.
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  Now,
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  he
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  earned
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  his
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  famous
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  nickname
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  because
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  he
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  operated
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  in
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  the
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  trenches
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  with
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  remarkable
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  smoothness
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  and
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  agility,
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  just
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  like
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  a
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  19th
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  century
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  clipper
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  ship.
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  Now,
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  in
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  1927,
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  Smith
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  was
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  named
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  team
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  captain
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  by
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  Rockne
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  and
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  earned
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  consensus
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  All
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  American
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  honors,
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  outplaying
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  the
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  opposing
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  lineman
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  who
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  frequently
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  outweighed
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  him
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  by
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  40
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  to
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  50
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  pounds.
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  Now,
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  it
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  was
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  immediately
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  after
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  following
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  his
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  graduation
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  Rockne
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  hired
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  him
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  as
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  Notre
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  Dame's
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  line
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  coach
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  for
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  the
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  1928
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  season.
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  Smith
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  later
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  served
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  as
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  a
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  collegiate
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  head
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  coach
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  at
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  North
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  Carolina
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  State
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  from
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  31
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  to
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  33
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  and
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  at
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  Duquesne
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  University
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  1936-38.
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  For
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  his
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  fierce,
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  undersized
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  tenacity
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  and
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  impact
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  on
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  a
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  game,
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  John
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  Clippersmith
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  was
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  posthumously
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  inducted
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  in
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  the
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  College
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  Football
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  hall
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  of
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  Fame
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  as
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  a
• 3:35
  player
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  in
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  1975.
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  Now
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  that's
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  a
• 3:39
  player
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  that
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  maybe
• 3:40
  wasn't
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  that
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  familiar
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  to
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  most
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  of
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  us,
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  but
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  this
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  next
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  gentleman
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  made
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  really
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  a
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  name
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  for
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  himself
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  for
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  the
• 3:48
  Notre
• 3:48
  Dame
• 3:48
  Fighting
• 3:48
  Irish
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  of
• 3:49
  the
• 3:49
  1980s
• 3:50
  and
• 3:51
  his
• 3:51
  story
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  goes
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  on
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  into
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  the
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  NFL.
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  When
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  you
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  want
• 3:54
  to
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  talk
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  about
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  truly
• 3:55
  amazing
• 3:56
  football
• 3:56
  stories
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  and
• 3:57
  one
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  that's
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  associated
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  with
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  Notre
• 3:58
  Dame,
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  well,
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  you
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  got
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  to
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  talk
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  about
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  the
• 4:00
  Walk
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  on
• 4:01
  who
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  earned
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  some
• 4:02
  really
• 4:02
  promise
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  and
• 4:03
  some
• 4:04
  really
• 4:04
  great
• 4:04
  legacy
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  as
• 4:05
  a
• 4:05
  Notre
• 4:06
  Dame
• 4:06
  kicker
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  and
• 4:07
  as
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  an
• 4:08
  NFL
• 4:08
  player.
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  John
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  Carney
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  arrived
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  at
• 4:11
  South
• 4:11
  Bend
• 4:11
  in
• 4:12
  the
• 4:12
  fall
• 4:12
  of
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  1983
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  as
• 4:13
  a
• 4:13
  preferred
• 4:14
  Walk
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  On.
• 4:14
  It
• 4:15
  didn't
• 4:15
  take
• 4:15
  long
• 4:15
  for
• 4:15
  him
• 4:15
  to
• 4:15
  prove
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  his
• 4:16
  worth.
• 4:16
  After
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  just
• 4:17
  one
• 4:17
  semester,
• 4:18
  he
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  earned
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  a
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  full
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  Athletic
• 4:19
  Scholar
• 4:19
  scholarship
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  and
• 4:20
  became
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  a
• 4:20
  primary
• 4:21
  kicker
• 4:21
  for
• 4:21
  the
• 4:22
  fighting
• 4:22
  Irish
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  from
• 4:23
  1984
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  to
• 4:24
  1986.
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  Now
• 4:26
  by
• 4:26
  the
• 4:26
  time
• 4:26
  he
• 4:26
  graduated,
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  Carney
• 4:27
  was
• 4:27
  Notre
• 4:28
  Dame's
• 4:28
  all
• 4:28
  time
• 4:29
  leader
• 4:29
  in
• 4:29
  field
• 4:29
  goals,
• 4:30
  successfully
• 4:31
  converting
• 4:32
  51
• 4:32
  of
• 4:32
  69
• 4:33
  attempts
• 4:34
  for
• 4:34
  a
• 4:34
  73.9%
• 4:36
  average.
• 4:36
  He
• 4:37
  finished
• 4:37
  his
• 4:37
  collegiate
• 4:38
  career
• 4:38
  ranked
• 4:38
  second
• 4:39
  in
• 4:39
  the
• 4:39
  school's
• 4:40
  all
• 4:40
  time
• 4:40
  scoring
• 4:41
  list
• 4:41
  with
• 4:41
  223
• 4:43
  total
• 4:43
  points.
• 4:44
  Now
• 4:44
  his
• 4:45
  stellar
• 4:45
  performance
• 4:45
  in
• 4:46
  South
• 4:46
  Bend
• 4:46
  earned
• 4:47
  him
• 4:47
  a
• 4:47
  spot
• 4:47
  on
• 4:47
  a
• 4:47
  Sports
• 4:48
  Illustrated
• 4:49
  all
• 4:49
  time
• 4:49
  Notre
• 4:50
  Dame
• 4:50
  team.
• 4:51
  And
• 4:51
  going
• 4:51
  undrafted
• 4:52
  in
• 4:52
  1987,
• 4:53
  Carney
• 4:54
  launched
• 4:54
  a
• 4:54
  legendary
• 4:55
  23
• 4:56
  year
• 4:56
  NFL
• 4:57
  career.
• 4:57
  He
• 4:58
  is
• 4:58
  one
• 4:58
  of
• 4:58
  only
• 4:58
  three
• 4:59
  players
• 4:59
  in
• 4:59
  NFL
• 5:00
  history
• 5:00
  alongside
• 5:00
  George
• 5:01
  Blanda
• 5:01
  and
• 5:01
  Morton
• 5:02
  Anderson
• 5:02
  to
• 5:02
  play
• 5:03
  in
• 5:03
  four
• 5:03
  different
• 5:04
  decades
• 5:04
  spanning
• 5:05
  from
• 5:05
  the
• 5:05
  1980s,
• 5:06
  90s,
• 5:07
  2000s
• 5:07
  and
• 5:07
  2010s.
• 5:09
  He
• 5:09
  was
• 5:09
  a
• 5:09
  Super
• 5:09
  Bowl
• 5:10
  44
• 5:11
  champion
• 5:11
  with
• 5:11
  the
• 5:12
  New
• 5:12
  Orleans
• 5:12
  Saints
• 5:12
  and
• 5:13
  a
• 5:13
  two
• 5:13
  time
• 5:13
  Pro
• 5:14
  Bowler.
• 5:14
  Carney
• 5:15
  retired
• 5:15
  with
• 5:15
  2062
• 5:17
  career
• 5:17
  points
• 5:18
  in
• 5:18
  the
• 5:18
  league,
• 5:18
  cementing
• 5:19
  his
• 5:19
  place
• 5:19
  as
• 5:19
  a
• 5:20
  fifth
• 5:20
  leading
• 5:20
  scorer
• 5:21
  in
• 5:21
  NFL
• 5:22
  history.
• 5:23
  Now
• 5:23
  every
• 5:23
  great
• 5:23
  Notre
• 5:24
  Dame
• 5:24
  legend
• 5:24
  that
• 5:25
  has
• 5:25
  that
• 5:25
  moment
• 5:26
  and
• 5:26
  one
• 5:26
  game
• 5:26
  etched
• 5:27
  forever
• 5:27
  in
• 5:27
  allure
• 5:28
  as
• 5:28
  the
• 5:28
  greatest
• 5:29
  rivalry
• 5:29
  in
• 5:29
  college
• 5:30
  football.
• 5:30
  For
• 5:30
  John
• 5:31
  Carney,
• 5:31
  that
• 5:32
  moment
• 5:32
  came
• 5:32
  on
• 5:32
  November
• 5:33
  29,
• 5:34
  1986
• 5:35
  at
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  Los
• 5:35
  Angeles
• 5:36
  Memorial
• 5:36
  Coliseum.
• 5:37
  It
• 5:37
  was
• 5:38
  Lou
• 5:38
  Holtz's
• 5:38
  first
• 5:39
  year
• 5:39
  at
• 5:39
  the
• 5:39
  helm
• 5:39
  of
• 5:39
  the
• 5:39
  Fighting
• 5:40
  Irish
• 5:40
  and
• 5:40
  that
• 5:41
  season
• 5:41
  had
• 5:41
  been
• 5:41
  a
• 5:42
  grueling,
• 5:42
  character
• 5:43
  building
• 5:43
  campaign.
• 5:44
  Notre
• 5:44
  Dame
• 5:45
  had
• 5:45
  entered
• 5:45
  into
• 5:45
  the
• 5:45
  regular
• 5:46
  season
• 5:46
  finale
• 5:46
  against
• 5:46
  the
• 5:47
  formidable
• 5:47
  USC
• 5:48
  Trojans,
• 5:48
  teams
• 5:49
  desperate
• 5:49
  to
• 5:50
  finish
• 5:50
  the
• 5:50
  year
• 5:50
  on
• 5:50
  a
• 5:51
  high
• 5:51
  note.
• 5:52
  For
• 5:52
  three
• 5:52
  quarters
• 5:53
  things
• 5:53
  looked
• 5:53
  bleak.
• 5:53
  The
• 5:54
  Trojans
• 5:54
  jumped
• 5:54
  out
• 5:55
  to
• 5:55
  a
• 5:55
  commanding
• 5:56
  3720
• 5:57
  lead
• 5:57
  in
• 5:57
  the
• 5:57
  fourth
• 5:58
  quarter.
• 5:58
  It
• 5:58
  felt
• 5:58
  like
• 5:59
  another
• 5:59
  frustrating
• 6:00
  what
• 6:00
  if
• 6:01
  in
• 6:01
  a
• 6:01
  transition
• 6:02
  year.
• 6:02
  But
• 6:02
  Lou
• 6:03
  Holtz's
• 6:03
  squad
• 6:04
  refused
• 6:04
  to
• 6:04
  pack
• 6:04
  it
• 6:05
  in.
• 6:05
  Much
• 6:05
  like
• 6:05
  their
• 6:05
  coach,
• 6:06
  they
• 6:07
  were
• 6:07
  powered
• 6:07
  by
• 6:07
  a
• 6:08
  furious,
• 6:08
  desperate
• 6:09
  rally.
• 6:09
  The
• 6:09
  Irish
• 6:10
  offense
• 6:11
  marched
• 6:11
  up
• 6:11
  and
• 6:11
  down
• 6:12
  the
• 6:12
  field
• 6:12
  scoring
• 6:13
  17
• 6:13
  unanswered
• 6:14
  points.
• 6:15
  With
• 6:15
  only
• 6:16
  seconds
• 6:16
  remaining
• 6:16
  on
• 6:16
  the
• 6:17
  clock,
• 6:17
  the
• 6:17
  Irish
• 6:18
  found
• 6:18
  themselves
• 6:18
  down
• 6:18
  37,
• 6:19
  35,
• 6:20
  staring
• 6:20
  at
• 6:20
  the
• 6:20
  USC
• 6:21
  two
• 6:21
  yard
• 6:22
  line.
• 6:22
  It
• 6:22
  all
• 6:23
  came
• 6:23
  down
• 6:23
  to
• 6:23
  one
• 6:23
  final
• 6:24
  play,
• 6:24
  a
• 6:25
  19
• 6:25
  yard
• 6:26
  field
• 6:26
  goal
• 6:26
  attempt
• 6:26
  by
• 6:27
  Carney.
• 6:28
  The
• 6:28
  pressure
• 6:28
  inside
• 6:29
  the
• 6:29
  Coliseum
• 6:29
  was
• 6:30
  suffocating
• 6:31
  for
• 6:31
  a
• 6:31
  kicker.
• 6:32
  A
• 6:32
  19
• 6:32
  yarder
• 6:33
  was
• 6:33
  supposed
• 6:33
  to
• 6:33
  be
• 6:34
  a
• 6:34
  chip
• 6:34
  shot,
• 6:35
  but
• 6:35
  the
• 6:35
  weight
• 6:35
  of
• 6:35
  the
• 6:35
  Notre
• 6:36
  Dame
• 6:36
  USC
• 6:36
  rivalry,
• 6:37
  the
• 6:37
  screaming
• 6:38
  capacity
• 6:38
  crowd
• 6:39
  and
• 6:39
  the
• 6:39
  finality
• 6:40
  of
• 6:40
  the
• 6:40
  clock
• 6:40
  made
• 6:41
  that
• 6:41
  crossbar
• 6:42
  look
• 6:42
  miles
• 6:43
  away.
• 6:43
  Make
• 6:43
  the
• 6:43
  pressure
• 6:44
  even
• 6:44
  worse.
• 6:44
  It
• 6:44
  was
• 6:45
  to
• 6:45
  be
• 6:45
  the
• 6:45
  final
• 6:46
  absolute
• 6:47
  kick
• 6:47
  of
• 6:48
  John
• 6:48
  Carney's
• 6:49
  collegiate
• 6:49
  career.
• 6:50
  The
• 6:50
  snap
• 6:50
  was
• 6:50
  true,
• 6:51
  the
• 6:51
  hole
• 6:51
  was
• 6:52
  clean
• 6:52
  and
• 6:52
  Carney
• 6:53
  swung
• 6:53
  his
• 6:53
  leg
• 6:53
  with
• 6:53
  the
• 6:54
  fluid
• 6:54
  soccer
• 6:55
  style
• 6:55
  precision
• 6:55
  he
• 6:56
  had
• 6:56
  perfected
• 6:56
  since
• 6:57
  his
• 6:57
  high
• 6:57
  school
• 6:57
  days
• 6:57
  in
• 6:58
  Florida.
• 6:58
  And
• 6:58
  the
• 6:58
  ball
• 6:59
  sailed
• 6:59
  dead
• 7:00
  center
• 7:00
  through
• 7:00
  the
• 7:00
  uprights
• 7:01
  as
• 7:01
  time
• 7:02
  expired.
• 7:02
  Notre
• 7:03
  Dame
• 7:03
  38,
• 7:03
  USC
• 7:04
  37.
• 7:05
  The
• 7:05
  Irish
• 7:06
  legacy
• 7:07
  continues
• 7:08
  and
• 7:08
  the
• 7:08
  luck
• 7:08
  of
• 7:09
  the
• 7:09
  Irish
• 7:09
  goes
• 7:10
  on
• 7:10
  a
• 7:10
  kicker's
• 7:10
  foot
• 7:10
  named
• 7:11
  John
• 7:11
  Carney.
• 7:11
  The
• 7:12
  Irish
• 7:12
  bench
• 7:12
  erupted,
• 7:13
  storming
• 7:14
  the
• 7:14
  field
• 7:14
  to
• 7:14
  mob
• 7:14
  their
• 7:14
  kicker.
• 7:15
  It
• 7:15
  was
• 7:15
  a
• 7:15
  legendary
• 7:16
  comeback
• 7:16
  that
• 7:17
  not
• 7:17
  only
• 7:17
  gave
• 7:17
  Holtz
• 7:18
  a
• 7:18
  signature
• 7:18
  foundation
• 7:19
  to
• 7:19
  win
• 7:20
  and
• 7:20
  build
• 7:20
  his
• 7:20
  Future
• 7:21
  in
• 7:21
  the
• 7:21
  1980,
• 7:22
  1988
• 7:22
  National
• 7:23
  Championship
• 7:23
  program
• 7:24
  upon,
• 7:24
  but
• 7:25
  it
• 7:25
  also
• 7:25
  served
• 7:25
  as
• 7:26
  a
• 7:26
  perfect
• 7:26
  cinematic
• 7:27
  bookend
• 7:28
  to
• 7:28
  John
• 7:28
  Carney's
• 7:29
  remarkable
• 7:29
  journey
• 7:30
  from
• 7:30
  the
• 7:30
  unheralded
• 7:31
  walk
• 7:31
  on
• 7:32
  to
• 7:32
  the
• 7:32
  South
• 7:33
  Bend
• 7:33
  icon.
• 7:35
  What
• 7:35
  a
• 7:35
  way
• 7:35
  to
• 7:36
  earn
• 7:36
  and
• 7:38
  birth
• 7:38
  into
• 7:38
  the
• 7:38
  NFL
• 7:39
  and
• 7:39
  to
• 7:39
  finish
• 7:39
  your
• 7:40
  college
• 7:40
  career.
• 7:41
  You
• 7:41
  know,
• 7:41
  beating
• 7:41
  a
• 7:41
  rival
• 7:42
  in
• 7:42
  such
• 7:42
  a
• 7:42
  big
• 7:43
  game
• 7:43
  and
• 7:43
  having
• 7:44
  that
• 7:44
  as
• 7:44
  your
• 7:44
  last
• 7:44
  play
• 7:45
  of
• 7:45
  the
• 7:45
  game
• 7:46
  to
• 7:46
  make
• 7:47
  a
• 7:47
  big
• 7:47
  comeback
• 7:48
  win.
• 7:48
  A
• 7:48
  big
• 7:49
  signature
• 7:49
  win
• 7:49
  for
• 7:49
  Lou
• 7:50
  Holtz
• 7:50
  in
• 7:50
  his
• 7:51
  early
• 7:51
  career.
• 7:51
  But
• 7:52
  we
• 7:52
  have
• 7:52
  another
• 7:52
  coach,
• 7:53
  maybe
• 7:54
  he's
• 7:54
  a
• 7:54
  little
• 7:54
  bit
• 7:54
  even
• 7:54
  more
• 7:55
  famous
• 7:55
  at
• 7:56
  Notre
• 7:56
  Dame
• 7:56
  than
• 7:56
  Lou
• 7:57
  Holtz.
• 7:57
  And
• 7:58
  we
• 7:58
  have
• 7:58
  a
• 7:58
  story
• 7:59
  about
• 7:59
  Knute
• 8:00
  Rockne
• 8:01
  before
• 8:01
  he
• 8:02
  was
• 8:02
  a
• 8:02
  coach
• 8:02
  in
• 8:02
  Notre
• 8:03
  Dame.
• 8:03
  I
• 8:03
  think
• 8:03
  you're
• 8:03
  going
• 8:03
  to
• 8:04
  enjoy
• 8:04
  this
• 8:04
  one.
• 8:05
  Mention
• 8:05
  the
• 8:05
  name
• 8:05
  Knute
• 8:06
  Rockne
• 8:06
  and
• 8:06
  your
• 8:07
  mind
• 8:07
  immediately
• 8:07
  travels
• 8:08
  to
• 8:08
  South
• 8:08
  Bend,
• 8:09
  Indiana.
• 8:09
  You
• 8:10
  think
• 8:10
  of
• 8:10
  the
• 8:10
  Fighting
• 8:10
  Irish,
• 8:11
  three
• 8:11
  national
• 8:12
  championships
• 8:13
  and
• 8:13
  the
• 8:13
  iconic
• 8:14
  win
• 8:15
  one
• 8:15
  for
• 8:15
  the
• 8:15
  Gipper
• 8:16
  speech.
• 8:16
  Now
• 8:16
  he
• 8:16
  is
• 8:17
  without
• 8:17
  question
• 8:17
  the
• 8:18
  holy.
• 8:18
  Grail
• 8:18
  of
• 8:18
  college
• 8:19
  football
• 8:19
  history.
• 8:19
  But
• 8:20
  what
• 8:20
  if
• 8:20
  I
• 8:20
  told
• 8:20
  you
• 8:21
  that.
• 8:21
  Before
• 8:21
  Rockne
• 8:22
  built
• 8:22
  his
• 8:22
  empire
• 8:22
  at
• 8:23
  Notre
• 8:23
  Dame,
• 8:23
  he
• 8:24
  was
• 8:24
  a
• 8:24
  mercenary
• 8:24
  for
• 8:25
  hire
• 8:25
  on
• 8:25
  the
• 8:26
  bloody,
• 8:26
  mud
• 8:27
  soaked
• 8:27
  fields
• 8:27
  of
• 8:27
  early
• 8:28
  professional
• 8:28
  football.
• 8:29
  Long
• 8:29
  before
• 8:29
  the
• 8:29
  NFL
• 8:30
  was
• 8:30
  even
• 8:30
  a
• 8:30
  concept,
• 8:31
  the
• 8:31
  epicenter
• 8:32
  of
• 8:32
  football
• 8:33
  wasn't
• 8:33
  the
• 8:33
  college
• 8:34
  campuses,
• 8:34
  it
• 8:35
  was
• 8:35
  the
• 8:35
  Ohio
• 8:36
  League.
• 8:36
  Towns
• 8:37
  like
• 8:37
  Canton,
• 8:37
  Akron
• 8:38
  and
• 8:38
  Massillon
• 8:39
  treated
• 8:40
  football
• 8:40
  like
• 8:40
  warfare.
• 8:41
  And
• 8:41
  the
• 8:41
  teams
• 8:41
  were
• 8:42
  filled
• 8:42
  with
• 8:42
  rugged
• 8:42
  men
• 8:43
  who
• 8:43
  played
• 8:43
  for
• 8:44
  cold,
• 8:44
  hard
• 8:45
  cash.
• 8:46
  Fresh
• 8:46
  off
• 8:46
  graduating
• 8:47
  from
• 8:47
  Notre
• 8:47
  Dame
• 8:48
  in
• 8:48
  1914,
• 8:49
  Rockne
• 8:49
  needed
• 8:50
  money.
• 8:50
  So
• 8:50
  he
• 8:50
  signed
• 8:51
  up
• 8:51
  to
• 8:51
  play
• 8:51
  end
• 8:52
  and
• 8:52
  halfback
• 8:52
  for
• 8:53
  quarterback
• 8:53
  George
• 8:54
  Peggy
• 8:54
  Perrott
• 8:55
  and
• 8:56
  the
• 8:56
  Akron
• 8:56
  Indians.
• 8:57
  Rockne
• 8:58
  was
• 8:58
  short,
• 8:58
  balding
• 8:59
  and
• 8:59
  didn't
• 9:00
  look
• 9:00
  like
• 9:00
  much,
• 9:01
  but
• 9:01
  he
• 9:01
  possessed
• 9:01
  a
• 9:02
  secret
• 9:02
  weapon,
• 9:02
  a
• 9:03
  weapon
• 9:03
  that
• 9:03
  he
• 9:03
  and
• 9:04
  his
• 9:04
  college
• 9:04
  teammate
• 9:05
  Gus
• 9:05
  Dure
• 9:06
  had
• 9:06
  spent
• 9:06
  summers
• 9:07
  perfecting
• 9:07
  the
• 9:08
  Forward
• 9:08
  Pass.
• 9:09
  In
• 9:09
  1915,
• 9:10
  Rockne
• 9:10
  took
• 9:11
  his
• 9:11
  talents
• 9:11
  to
• 9:11
  the
• 9:11
  legendary
• 9:12
  Massillon
• 9:13
  Tigers,
• 9:13
  joining
• 9:14
  forces
• 9:14
  with
• 9:14
  Duray
• 9:15
  once
• 9:15
  again.
• 9:15
  In
• 9:15
  an
• 9:16
  era
• 9:16
  where
• 9:16
  pro
• 9:16
  football
• 9:17
  was
• 9:17
  strictly
• 9:18
  three
• 9:18
  yards
• 9:18
  and
• 9:18
  a
• 9:18
  cloud
• 9:19
  of
• 9:19
  dust,
• 9:19
  Rockne
• 9:20
  and
• 9:20
  Duray
• 9:20
  revolutionized
• 9:21
  the
• 9:21
  pro
• 9:21
  game.
• 9:22
  They
• 9:22
  unleashed
• 9:22
  the
• 9:22
  lethal
• 9:23
  aerial
• 9:23
  assault
• 9:23
  that
• 9:24
  caught
• 9:24
  the
• 9:24
  Ohio
• 9:24
  League
• 9:25
  completely
• 9:25
  off
• 9:25
  guard,
• 9:26
  leading
• 9:26
  the
• 9:26
  Tigers
• 9:27
  to
• 9:27
  a
• 9:27
  championship
• 9:28
  that
• 9:28
  very
• 9:29
  same
• 9:29
  year
• 9:29
  in
• 9:29
  a
• 9:30
  two
• 9:30
  loss
• 9:30
  season.
• 9:31
  But
• 9:31
  Rockne
• 9:32
  just
• 9:32
  wasn't
• 9:32
  catching
• 9:33
  passes
• 9:33
  in
• 9:33
  Massillon.
• 9:34
  He
• 9:34
  was
• 9:34
  helping
• 9:35
  drop
• 9:35
  the
• 9:35
  plays.
• 9:36
  He
• 9:36
  was
• 9:36
  quietly
• 9:37
  cutting
• 9:37
  his
• 9:37
  teeth
• 9:37
  as
• 9:37
  a
• 9:38
  professional
• 9:38
  coach,
• 9:38
  learning
• 9:39
  how
• 9:39
  to
• 9:39
  manage
• 9:39
  egos
• 9:40
  and
• 9:40
  build
• 9:40
  winning
• 9:41
  cultures
• 9:41
  long
• 9:42
  before
• 9:42
  he
• 9:42
  took
• 9:42
  over
• 9:42
  the
• 9:43
  varsity
• 9:43
  squad
• 9:43
  at
• 9:43
  Notre
• 9:44
  Dame.
• 9:44
  By
• 9:44
  1918,
• 9:45
  Rockety
• 9:46
  was
• 9:46
  named
• 9:46
  the
• 9:46
  head
• 9:47
  coach
• 9:47
  at
• 9:47
  Notre
• 9:47
  Dame.
• 9:48
  But
• 9:48
  his
• 9:48
  ties
• 9:48
  to
• 9:49
  the
• 9:49
  pro
• 9:49
  game
• 9:49
  didn't
• 9:50
  just
• 9:50
  vanish.
• 9:51
  In
• 9:51
  1920,
• 9:52
  a
• 9:52
  new
• 9:52
  league
• 9:52
  was
• 9:53
  born,
• 9:53
  the
• 9:53
  American
• 9:54
  Professional
• 9:55
  Football
• 9:55
  association,
• 9:56
  which
• 9:56
  we
• 9:56
  now
• 9:57
  know
• 9:57
  today
• 9:57
  as
• 9:58
  the
• 9:58
  NFL.
• 9:59
  Right
• 9:59
  there
• 9:59
  in
• 10:00
  a
• 10:00
  chaotic
• 10:00
  inaugural
• 10:01
  season
• 10:01
  was
• 10:02
  a
• 10:02
  team
• 10:02
  called
• 10:02
  the
• 10:03
  Chicago
• 10:03
  Tigers.
• 10:04
  History
• 10:04
  records
• 10:04
  show
• 10:05
  that
• 10:05
  while
• 10:05
  Rockne
• 10:05
  was
• 10:06
  actively
• 10:06
  coaching
• 10:06
  Notre
• 10:07
  Dame
• 10:07
  to
• 10:07
  an
• 10:07
  undefeated
• 10:08
  season
• 10:08
  in
• 10:08
  1920,
• 10:09
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• 10:11
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• 10:12
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• 10:12
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• 10:13
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• 10:14
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• 10:15
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• 10:16
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• 10:17
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• 10:18
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• 10:18
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• 10:18
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• 10:18
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• 10:19
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• 10:19
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• 10:19
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• 10:20
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• 10:20
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• 10:20
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• 10:21
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• 10:22
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• 10:22
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• 10:22
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• 10:23
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• 10:23
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• 10:23
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• 10:24
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• 10:24
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• 10:25
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• 10:25
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• 10:25
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• 10:26
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• 10:27
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• 10:27
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• 10:27
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• 10:28
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• 10:28
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• 10:28
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• 10:28
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• 10:29
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• 10:30
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• 10:31
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• 10:31
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• 10:32
  players
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• 10:32
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• 10:33
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• 10:33
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• 10:34
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• 10:34
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• 10:34
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• 10:34
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• 10:35
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• 10:35
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• 10:35
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• 10:36
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• 10:36
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• 10:36
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• 10:36
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• 10:37
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• 10:37
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• 10:38
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• 10:38
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• 10:38
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• 10:38
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• 10:39
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• 10:39
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• 10:40
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• 10:40
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• 10:41
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• 10:41
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• 10:42
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• 10:42
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• 10:43
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• 10:43
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• 10:43
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• 10:44
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• 10:44
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• 10:45
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• 10:45
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• 10:46
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• 10:47
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• 10:47
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• 10:52
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• 10:53
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• 10:54
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• 10:54
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• 10:55
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• 11:11
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• 11:18
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• 11:35
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• 11:38
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