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 ...

Ara Parseghian was 95-17-4 at Notre Dame from 1964-74, a legendary run in South Bend. With Marcus Freeman leading a resurgent Irish team after Brian Kelly exited Notre Dame for Baton Rouge and the LSU ...

Ara Parseghian was 95-17-4 at Notre Dame from 1964-74, a legendary run in South Bend. With Marcus Freeman leading a resurgent Irish team after Brian Kelly exited Notre Dame for Baton Rouge and 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 ...