Defensive end Daniel Eugene 'Rudy' Ruettiger is carried off the field by his Notre Dame teammates after he sacked Georgia Tech quarterback Rudy Allen on the final play of the Fighting Irish's 24-3 ...

In early December 1976 — roughly a year after realizing his impossible dream of playing football at Notre Dame — Rudy ...

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football legend Jerome Bettis likes the rivalry series with the Clemson Tigers, but likes the ...

More recently the film Rudy (1993) is the inspirational true story of Rudy Ruettiger who aspired to play for Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team but had a number of obstacles to overcome ...

Rudy Ruettiger is a name that needs no introduction to Notre Dame fans. Obviously, that wasn't always the case, and it really only became such after his movie came out. But Ruettiger had a brief ...

Actor Vince Vaughn's first credited role came in the cult-classic film "Rudy," which follows Rudy Ruettiger's dream of playing for Notre Dame football. Vaughn played the role of Jamie O'Hara, a ...

Rudy Ruettiger, the famous Notre Dame walk-on football player from the 1970s, will have a meet and greet at the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center on Aug. 30. Rudy to appear in College Station ...

In an effort to raise scholarship funds for the Dos Amigos Dos Reyes Campaign, Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger is coming to the Alamo City for a Game Day Watch Party at Central Catholic.

The son of an oil refinery worker and the third of 14 children, he tenaciously pursued his dream of playing college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, working his way through junior ...

For every Notre Dame fan, there is at least one Notre Dame hater — exasperated at the self-importance of the Fighting Irish, frustrated by how much attention they receive and convinced they are ...