Category: In Memoriam

IRISH NEWSLINK: “Former Notre Dame Football Player Kona Schwenke Dies At Age 25” – UND

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“Kona Schwenke, a four-year Monogram winner and defensive lineman for the University of Notre Dame football team, died Sunday (April 22) at his home in Laie, Hawai’i. He was 25.

The program’s Next Man In Award winner in 2013, Schwenke played in 31 games and started nine contests for the Fighting Irish over his career (2010-13). He registered 30 career tackles. As a senior in 2013, Schwenke recorded 23 total tackles, including six solo stops. He made a career-best 11 tackles in the victory over Navy on Nov. 2, 2013.

Schwenke graduated in May 2014 with a degree in anthropology from the College of Arts and Letters.”

IRISH NEWSLINK: “Notre Dame throwback uniforms pay tribute to Knute Rockne” – Chicago Tribune

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“Notre Dame will wear special uniforms honoring legendary player and coach Knute Rockne for the Nov. 18 game against Navy. The uniforms feature a vintage “ND” logo as well as modernized versions of the old-school helmets and brown leather high-top cleats worn in Rockne’s era. “The older style ND …”

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IRISH NEWSLINK: “Family, community to remember the late Ara Parseghian” – WNDU

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“Family, friends and fans will gather on Notre Dame’s Campus Sunday to remember the late Ara Parseghian.

The public is invited to both the Mass and memorial on the University of Notre Dame campus. You may also watch a livestream of the services by clicking here.

The legendary former Notre Dame football coach died Wednesday at his home in Granger at the age of 94. Parseghian led Notre Dame to two national titles in 1966 and 1973 before retiring at the age of 51. …”

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