From Ara Parseghian’s poetic 1973 victory over Alabama to Joe Montana’s clutch performance in 1977 and Lou Holtz’s gritty, trash-talking 1988 squad, The Observer captured moments that define the ...

Akron's Ara Parseghian won two national championships. Decades after watching his school win the 1973 national championship while he was a Notre Dame student, Dave Kaminski still calls the ...

Ara Parseghian, Dan Devine, and Lou Holtz — to win a national championship in their third year. He'd also be he first Black coach to win a college football national championship. As noted by USA ...

While Leahy was the first coach to earn a title in his third season, Ara Parseghian really was the one to start the trend when he became the second Notre Dame head coach to follow that career path.

Frank Leahy did it four times, Knute Rockne has three national championships to his name, Ara Parseghian won twice, and Lou Holtz and Dan Devine have one title apiece. Freeman is far from the ...

“It couldn’t get better than that. The Irish against the Tide and Ara Parseghian against Bear Bryant,” Hickey said. “It was a shame someone had to lose that game.” Hickey enjoyed the ...

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. — Ara Garabed Belian passed away on January 14, 2025. He was born on June 19, 1971, in Detroit. As the eldest of three siblings, he shared a close bond with his sister, Lisa ...

He was leaning toward committing to the Spartans before Fighting Irish defensive coordinator John Ray called him to let him know head coach Ara Parseghian would be in Pittsburgh and wanted to meet ...

O’Brien also filled in the next week in the season-ending 51-0 road win over USC as the Irish finished 9-0-1 and claimed the first of two national titles under coach Ara Parseghian. A native of ...

Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback Terry Hanratty is among the 2025 class of inductees to the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame. The 76-year-old Hanratty was a three-year starter for ...

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014. Terry Hanratty, 24-4-2 as Ara Parseghian's quarterback at Notre Dame 1966-68, also was selected. He helped lead the 1966 team to a share ...