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

That Notre Dame connection helped as Ruettiger's story made its way to a former South Bend Central High School basketball star, Don Stratigos. Rudy Ruettiger (Sean Astin) gets in his final game at ...

"If you mention Notre Dame or Rudy, almost everybody knows." The movie works, Ruettiger said, "because you don’t have to be sports person to understand the journey you're on.

Notre Dame hockey team once again will hold a fund-raising car wash Sunday, Sept. 22 to aid local young fan Rudy Chapman in ...

When you think of Notre Dame football in pop culture among the very first things to come to mind is the 1993 film, Rudy.It's been over 30-years now so I'm not concerened with any spoilers, but ...

Defensive end Daniel Eugene 'Rudy' Ruettiger is carried off the field by his Notre Dame teammates after his sack of Georgia Tech QB Rudy Allen on the game's final play on Nov. 8, 1975.

Vaughn’s character in the film, Jamie, was the Notre Dame tailback alongside newcomer Rudy (Sean Astin). “Rudy” also starred Jon Favreau, Ned Beatty, Lili Taylor, Scott Benjaminson, Mary Ann ...

Vaughn played Jamie O'Hara, a Notre Dame third-string tailback and Rudy Ruettiger's biggest bully threat, in the 1993 drama. The film centers on Ruettiger , who wants to ...

Notre Dame travels to Atlanta to take on Georgia Tech this weekend as the once regular rivalry hits Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home to the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, for the first time.

This brought Notre Dame to a pitiful 1-8 on the year. This all means that Mr. Ruettiger was so stubborn he would have rather stewed in defeat than see what else was on. Twice.

"If you mention Notre Dame or Rudy, almost everybody knows." The movie works, Ruettiger said, "because you don’t have to be sports person to understand the journey you're on.