A Notre Dame Football Blog
Note: This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. This was prior to any announcements regarding the ongoing Notre Dame investigation into academic improprieties. You can listen below, download in iTunes, or even load an mp3 on our BlogTalkRadio site. Enjoy! Find Additional Sports Podcasts with TNNDN Network on BlogTalkRadio Look - I'm well aware that it's been a frustrating week in the world of Notre Dame Football. Instead of getting psyched up about the rapidly approaching ...
This week I had a chance to sit down with fellow Notre Dame author, Jerry Barca. His current book "Unbeatable," which details the 1988 National Title winning team, is being released on paperback on August 5th. Here are Jerry's thoughts on field turf, the '88 championship team and what makes Notre Dame such a special place. How did you first become a Notre Dame fan? Jerry Barca: I was born Irish-Italian and Catholic in New Jersey. I don’t think there was much choice about it. It was just ...
Okay, George Plimpton may not have been a starting quarterback for the Detroit Lions ... but he did play for them at quarterback. He also played goalie for the Boston Bruins, got Willie Mays to pop out in Yankee Stadium, boxed against light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore, acted alongside John Wayne, Warren Beatty and Matt Damon; photographed Playboy models, and authored more than 15 books, including Out of My League (1961), Paper Lion (1966) and The Bogey Man (1967). Who is this George ...