Then Ara Said to Joe...: The Best Notre Dame Football Stories Ever Told »

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Preface     ix
The Knute Rockne Years     1
Rockne: A Line for Every Occasion     3
Nicknames Unlimited: The Four Horsemen     6
Rockne: The Coach and the Car     8
The Elmer Layden Years     15
Catching Up with...Mike Layden     17
The Frank Leahy Years     19
Angela Bertelli: Pioneer of a Tradition     21
Memorable Moment: Bertelli's Final Game     25
The Ultimate Notre Dame Player/Man     28
10 Questions with John Lujack     34
Zygmont Always Left Them Laughing     39
Catching Up with...Frank and Kelly Tripucka     39
You Gotta Have Hart     44
10 Questions with Kevin Hart     48
Pulling Double Duty     51
Catching Up with...Jerry Groom     53
From Cruiser to Aircraft Carrier: John Lattner     54
10 Questions with John Lattner     58
Fumble Recovery     62
Golden Memories: The 1953 Notre Dame Team     64
The Terry Brennan Years     71
Catching Up with...Terry Brennan     73
Golden Anniversary for the Golden Boy     74
The Ara Parseghian Years     79
Magical 1964 SeasonMarked Debut of Era of Ara     81
Ara, Can You Really Stop That Snow?     87
John Huarte: Timing Matters     87
10 Questions with John Huarte     91
Remembering Dick Arrington     96
Catching Up with...Larry Conjar     97
Catching Up with...Jim Lynch     98
Catching Up with...George Goeddeke     99
From Gridiron to Supreme Court: Page and Thomas Still Making a Difference     101
Catching Up with...Bob Gladieux     107
Catching Up with...Coley O'Brien     108
Catching Up with...Mr. Fling (Terry Hanratty) and Mr. Cling (Jim Seymour)     109
Catching Up with...Mike McCoy     111
Catching Up with...Walt Patulski     112
Catching Up with...Roger Valdiserri     113
Yesterday's Heroes: Clarence Ellis     115
Catching Up with...Tom Gatewood     116
Catching Up with...Greg Marx     118
Irish Football 1973: Changes Bring About a Championship     119
Bookstore Legends     124
Catching Up with...Mike Townsend     124
Catching Up with...Gary Potempa     126
Catching Up with...Wayne Bullock     127
Yesterday's Heroes: Steve Niehaus     128
Catching Up with...Robin Weber     130
The Dan Devine Years     133
Catching Up with...Ken MacAfee     135
Catching Up with...Kris Haines     137
Catching Up with...Luther Bradley     138
Catching Up with...Ted Burgmeier     139
The Comeback Kid: Joe Montana     140
Catching Up with...Jerome Heavens     143
Catching Up with...Chuck Male     146
Catching Up with...John Scully     147
Catching Up with...Tom Gibbons     148
Catching Up with...Jim Stone     149
The Gerry Faust Years     153
Harry Oliver: The Unlikely Hero     155
Catching Up with...Phil Carter     158
Catching Up with...Tom Thayer     159
Catching Up with...Tim Scannell     160
The Lou Holtz Years     163
Tim Brown: Victorious Amid Defeat     165
Catching Up with...Darrell "Flash" Gordon     168
Catching Up with...Reggie Ho     170
Catching Up with...The Three Amigos: Legendary Linebackers Wes Pritchett, Michael Stonebreaker, and Frank Stams     171
Catching Up with...Ned Bolcar     175
Catching Up with...Tim Grunhard     177
Catching Up with...Reggie Brooks      178
Cheerios Remark Tough to Stomach for Holtz     180
Catching Up with...Rick Mirer     181
Catching Up with...Kevin McDougal     182
Catching Up with...Devon McDonald     184
The Bob Davie Years     187
Yesterday's Heroes: Kory Minor     189
Catching Up with...Jim Sanson     191
Football Alumni Strap It on One More Time     192
One More Golden Moment     199
The Supporting Cast     205
Green Is Good for Brazo and Irish     207
Play Like a Champion Today     209
Scroope and Notre Dame Football Are a Perfect Fit     211
Film at 11: Collins Keeps Irish on Cutting Edge of Video Technology     213
Notre Dame Student-Athletes Learn from Sarge's Message     215
Football Announcer Punches It Up     218
The Man behind the Mike     219
Sources     223