Product Description

The names are oh, so familiar to fans of college football. Knute Rockne. George Gipp. The Four Horsemen. Frank Leahy. Heisman winners from Angelo Bertelli to Tim Brown. These names and countless others have given Notre Dame football an unmatched tradition and legacy of greatness. In this book, we’ve attempted to distill that tradition into words and pictures. It’s a daunting task. Few programs inspire the loyalty and passion that Notre Dame football exacts from its fans, and with good reason.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #360826 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 147 pages

From the Publisher
Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame, Wake up the echoes cheering her name, Send a volley cheer on high, Shake down the thunder from the sky.

—from Notre Dame’s beloved "Victory March" "The first dream in my life was to go to Notre Dame." —Joe Montana "There’s no doubt about the great spirit they have here. Their kids just played possessed." —Florida State coach Bobby Bowden following Notre Dame’s epic 31–24 win over the Seminoles in 1993

From the Inside Flap
The numbers are overwhelming. Twenty-one national championships (and counting). The two greatest coaches, in terms of winning percentage, that college football has ever produced. Seven Heisman Trophy winners. Dozens of All-Americans. Countless statistical milestones. But the numbers alone don’t do justice to the impact that Notre Dame football has had and continues to have on its legion of fans, both in South Bend and across the nation. What takes place within the storied confines of Notre Dame Stadium under the watchful eyes of Touchdown Jesus is more than simply a game; it’s a way of life. Legendary coach Ara Parseghian put it this way: "There is a Notre Dame mystique that defies definition or description. It is something special in its combination of religion, education, and athletics. It is not only national, but international in scope. And there is a real tradition of achieving excellence whatever the odds." Game Day: Notre Dame Football is a celebration of that mystique, and of the decades of gridiron excellence that have created it.

Customer Reviews

Notre Dame Fans
Got this book for my son-in-law and could hardly put it down myself. Great pictures and information. Easy reading, easily find information wanted. This was the perfect gift for my Notre Dame fan.

THE PLACE WHERE LEGENDS LIVE!
There really is something magical about Notre Dame Football. Eve growing up as a Michigan Football fan I realized this. Part of it came from growing up in a Catholic family. We'd often visit my grandparents on Saturday afternoons and my grandmother always had the Notre Dame football game on on her radio. The fact that Notre Dame is not in a conference has provided them with the kind of national appeal that other programs don't have. Game Day Notre Dame Football is one of Triumph Books' Game Day series featuring the greatest players, games, and moments in Notre Dame Football history.

The numbers are staggering: 7 Heisman Trophy winners, 21 national championships, 179 first team All-Americans. With those stats it's no wonder that Notre Dame has been a football powerhouse since the beginning of the 20th century and the days of the legendary coach, Knute Rockne. It was Rockne who was responsible for developing the modern passing game where previously the pass had been a novelty.

Most people are aware of two of the most famous campus landmarks at Notre Dame. First the Golden Dome which was built after a fire destroyed the main building in 1879 and the 132 foot tall Touchdown Jesus. But there are other great landmarks including "We're No. 1 Moses" and "Fair Catch Corby" that are detailed in this great book. It's no wonder the Notre Dame campus is considered one of the most beautiful in the nation.

Great players abound in Notre Dame's history. Heisman winners Leon Hart, Johnny Lujack. Paul Hornung, and Tim Brown stand side-by-side with other legends like George Gipp, The Four Horsemen, Joe Montana, Alan Page, and Joe Theismann. Gipp, of course, has become the stuff of folklore. Gipp led the team in rushing and passing in 1918, 1919, and 1920 but died from complications of strep throat in 1920. Eight years later in 1928 Rockne, the story goes, gave his famous "win won for the Gipper" speech just before the team was set to play the powerful Army team. Notre Dame's team was weak that year, coming in to that game with only a 4 - 4 record, but inspired by Rockne's speech, the team went out and pulled the upset.

Other great games are highlighted as well including the win over Oklahoma in 1957 which ended the Sooners record-breaking 47 game winning streak, the "game of the century" 10 - 10 tie with Michigan State in 1966, the 1978 dismantling of Texas in the Cotton Bowl, and the 1993 upset of #1 ranked Florida State.

As with all the fantastic Game Day books from Triumph it is a beautiful, heavy, hardcover book with fantastic photography and comments from former Notre Dame players and coaches. A great book about a great football program!

Reviewed by Tim Janson