Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger in the stands of the Notre Dame Stadium in 1993. Taro Yamasaki/Getty Images. According to Bleacher Report, Ruettiger was born in 1948, the third child among 14 siblings.

The answer all depends on how much you want to believe. 'Hell yeah, it happened!' "Rudy" was not the No. 1 film at the box office in 1993. It ranked 69th, and with a take of $22.7 million ($40.3 ...

As "Rudy" celebrates its 25th anniversary (Oct. 15), the real Ruettiger has a request: Stop asking if the jersey scene really happened. The question misses the movie's point.

After losing his shirt, Ruettiger says he was approached with the idea of promoting a sports drink that would be branded “Rudy.” He thought it could become the next Vitamin Water, which sold ...

Ruettiger met fans Saturday at Bishop McDevitt and screened the new documentary slated for release in the fall. ... Sports hero strengthens message of hope in Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On.

"It feels like only yesterday. But it's a timeless message," says the real Rudy Ruettiger, now 69, who made the rounds in Hollywood for years before he found the right team willing to take on his ...

Say it ain’t so, Rudy. Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, the 5-foot-6 walk-on Notre Dame football player whose underdog story became the 1993 movie “Rudy,” has seen his sports drink venture turn ...

If you see Rudy Ruettiger and feel compelled to start chanting “Ruu-DEE! Ruu-DEE! Ruu-DEE!” like the Notre Dame fans in the classic 1993 Hollywood underdog story, you’re missing the point ...

“I know Rudy really well,” Murphy said, matter-of-factly. “I knew him before they made the movie.” Once it became clear Murphy was, in fact, serious, he was pressed for further information.

INDIANAPOLIS — A special screening of "Rudy" will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moment that inspired the film at the IMAX theater in downtown Indianapolis. The May 20 event will include a ...