Rockne's Roundtable

Terry thanks for sharing your story for all the posters on this site.

Seem to remember hearing that story once before. First ND game ever watched was 1966 against Purdue.Always a big fan of Mr Fling, Mr Cling and Nick Eddy. As a 9 yr old they were my idols. I think in those days, the coaches and players had a lot more respect for each other. Good luck to your son. Thanks for lighting up a kids world 46 yrs ago.

When you read Terry's post, there is no need for further argument to persuade anyone that Notre Dame is a special place. To think it was 46 years ago I sat in front of that old RCA console and listened to "Hanratty to Seymour". My God, how fresh those memories remain.

I had the pleasure of meeting Bubba Smith at a sports banquet when I was a high school coach, and besides being a very affable gentleman, he wound up poking fun at me in his talk because I had proudly admitted to him where I had attended college. Like others here, I had the privilege of meeting quite a few really good guys from that ND era as well, though unfortunately, not the OP, here, who was a true hero to many of us who came to ND after him. Thanks for sharing, T-QB. It's a real treat having your perspective added to the board, both as a former player and a proud father of a current one.