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

Despite being undersized for a football player -- 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 165 pounds -- Ruettiger was accepted as a defensive end on Notre Dame's Fighting Irish football team due to his drive ...

Notre Dame football has a chance at its first title in 36 years and looks more like Rocky this time around than Rudy.

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

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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.

Fighting Irish football fans are everywhere, and many have never stepped foot in South Bend, Ind. Or even the United States. It’s all a bit much, really. Notre Dame football occupies an ...

As they go in search of a first national title in nearly 40 years, historian Samuel Kingston details the long and storied history of Notre Dame's famed 'Fighting Irish' football team.

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.

How did a school in Indiana with a French name become known as the Fighting Irish? Let's explore Notre Dame history and find out.

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 ...