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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: In Memoriam: Ara Parseghian (1923 – 2017)

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“Ara Parseghian, the legendary football player and coach who led the University of Notre Dame to two national championships, died early Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, at his home in Granger, Indiana, according to multiple news sources. Parseghian, who underwent hospital treatment recently for a hip infection, was 94. … [includes link to Guest Book]”

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IRISH NEWSLINK: “ARA: Former Irish Coach Ara Parseghian Dies At Age 94; Leader of 1966 and 1973 national championship teams passed away Wednesday” – UND

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“Legendary coach Ara Parseghian, who guided the University of Notre Dame’s 1966 and 1973 national championship football teams and is a member of the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame, died at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday (Aug. 2) at his home in Granger, Indiana, the University’s president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced. He was 94. …”

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