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Daniel Eugene "Rudy" Ruettiger
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Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger dressed in his #45 for the Georgia Tech game
University of Notre Dame — No. 45
Defensive End 1976
Major: Sociology
Date of Birth: August 23, 1948 (1948-08-23) (age 59)
Place of Birth: Joliet, Illinois
Height: 5 ft 7 in (1. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in In team Sports the squad number, shirt number, jersey number, sweater number, or uniform number is the Number Defensive end ( DE) is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joliet is a city in Will county in the US state of Illinois, located 40 miles southwest of Chicago. 70 m) Weight: 165 lb (75 kg)
Career History
High school: Joliet Catholic High School
 College(s):
Notre Dame University, Holy Cross Junior College
Career Highlights and Awards
Last player carried off the field at Notre Dame
Bowl Games

Daniel Eugene "Rudy" Ruettiger (b. High school is the name used in some parts of the world (in particular Scotland, North America and Australia) to describe an institution Joliet Catholic Academy ( Joliet Catholic or JCA) is a coed Catholic High School located in Joliet Illinois. August 23, 1948 in Joliet, Illinois, United States) is a motivational speaker best known as the inspiration for the motion picture Rudy. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joliet is a city in Will county in the US state of Illinois, located 40 miles southwest of Chicago. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rudy is a 1993 film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger who harbored dreams of

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Early life and college career

Daniel Ruettiger (nicknamed "Rudy") grew up in a middle class household, the third of fourteen children. He attended Joliet Catholic High School, where he played for locally famous coach Gordie Gillespie and led the team in tackles his junior and senior years. Joliet Catholic Academy ( Joliet Catholic or JCA) is a coed Catholic High School located in Joliet Illinois. After graduating from high school, Ruettiger worked in a steel mill before attending Holy Cross Junior College in South Bend, Indiana. Holy Cross College is a Roman Catholic, co-educational residential institution of higher education in Notre Dame, unincorporated St South Bend is a city on the St Joseph river and a twin city of Mishawaka Indiana.

After two years at Holy Cross, and three rejections to transfer to the University of Notre Dame, Ruettiger was accepted as a student in the Fall of 1974. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in Autumn (also known as fall in North American English) is one of the four Temperate Seasons Autumn marks the transition from Summer Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. It was during his time studying at Holy Cross that Ruettiger discovered he suffered from dyslexia. Dyslexia is considered to be a Learning disability. It manifests primarily as a difficulty with written language particularly with Reading and Spelling

Ruettiger harbored a dream to play for Ara Parseghian and the Fighting Irish football team, despite being 5' 7" and 165 pounds (far shorter and lighter than would be expected of a collegiate football player). Ara Raoul Parseghian (born May 21 1923 in Akron Ohio) is a former American collegiate football coach Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States [1] Parseghian encouraged walk-on players from the student body. For example, Notre Dame's 1969 starting center, Mike Oriard, was a walk-on who eventually won a Rhodes Scholarship and an NFL contract with the Kansas City Chiefs[2]. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri.

Ruettiger earned a place on the Notre Dame scout team, a practice-squad that helps the varsity team practice for games. Merv Johnson was the coach that was instrumental at keeping Rudy on as a scout team player.

After Parseghian stepped down after the 1974 season, Dan Devine was named head coach. Ara Raoul Parseghian (born May 21 1923 in Akron Ohio) is a former American collegiate football coach Dan Devine ( December 22, 1924 - May 9, 2002) was a football coach who served as head coach at three colleges and also served In Ruettiger's last opportunity to play for Notre Dame at home, Devine put him into a game at defensive end against Georgia Tech on November 8, 1975. The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, or Tech, is a public, Coeducational Research university in Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the movie Rudy, Devine is depicted as a villain, not wanting Rudy to dress for his last game; however, during the actual game, Devine reportedly came up with the idea to dress Rudy. In the final play of Ruettiger's senior season with the Fighting Irish, he recorded a sack, which is all his Notre Dame stat line has ever shown. In American football and Canadian football, the sack occurs when the Quarterback is tackled behind the Line of scrimmage before he Ruettiger was carried off the field by his teammates following the game. Ruettiger actually played for two plays. The first time he was unable to get to the quarterback, but on the second play he sacked the Georgia Tech quarterback. [3]

Later life

On October 14, 2005, Ruettiger was the master of ceremonies at a pep rally for Notre Dame Football. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A pep rally is an event occuring in USA Canada and Puerto Rico (specificaly Notre Dame High School in Caguas The Fighting Irish were about to play rival and then #1-ranked University of Southern California (USC) the following day and Head Coach Charlie Weis asked some Notre Dame legends, including Tim Brown and Joe Montana, to come back and speak at the rally. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly The 2005 Southern California vs Notre Dame football game was a regular season game that took place on October 15, 2005 at Notre Dame Stadium. Charles Joseph (Charlie Weis (born March 30, 1956 in Trenton New Jersey) is the Head coach of the University of Notre Dame For the actor with a similarly pronounced name see Joe Mantegna. Ruettiger came out of the tunnel at Notre Dame Stadium to a loud ovation. [4]

Ruettiger is currently married and has two children. Most recently, Ruettiger has begun to market a sports drink, Rudy Revolution, capitalizing on his reputation as a motivational speaker. A sports drink is a Beverage designed to help athletes rehydrate as well as replenish Electrolytes Carbohydrates, and other Nutrients [5]

Ruetigger and his wife are currently building a new home in the glitzy Southern Highlands Golf Club in Las Vegas, NV. Southern Highlands Golf Club is a private eighteen-hole golf course and one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the Las Vegas, Nevada metropolitan area Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally

In film

Ruettiger's story was told in the 1993 film Rudy. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Rudy is a 1993 film directed by David Anspaugh. It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger who harbored dreams of The film was written by Angelo Pizzo, directed by David Anspaugh and produced by Rob Fried, the award winning team who created Hoosiers. David Anspaugh (born September 24, 1946) is an Emmy Award -winning American television and Film director. This page is about the movie "Hoosiers" Hoosiers is also the nickname of Indiana University athletic teams see Indiana Hoosiers. Actor Sean Astin portrays Rudy in the film, and Ruettiger himself has a cameo, as a fan behind Rudy's dad (the man that Rudy's dad bangs in joy after the sack was recorded) in the final game scene. Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American Film Actor, director, and Oscar -nominated producer best Rudy also had another part in the making of the movie, where during the recording of the score for the final game sequence, Rudy himself conducted the orchestra while composer Jerry Goldsmith looked on in tears. Jerrald King "Jerry" Goldsmith ( February 10, 1929 – July 21, 2004) was an American Film score Composer

Publications

References

  1. ^ Rudy international
  2. ^ It's Not All Fun and Games: college athletics, Notre Dame Magazine Online, summer 2002
  3. ^ Actual footage of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger recording the final sack for Notre Dame against Georgia Tech on November 8th, 1975.
  4. ^ "One for the ages: USC edges Notre Dame: Leinart pulls trickery with 3 seconds left, Bush scores 3 TDs in 34-31 win"; msnbc.com
  5. ^ rudybeverage.com

Awards

External links

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