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[1996]
Language
English
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In 1945, one month after the dropping of the atomic bomb which ended WWII, legendary IU football coach Bo McMillin began assembling a remarkable football team composed of just-discharged veterns, eighteen-year-old freshmen and players deferred from the draft. Inspired with the desire to win that WWII had created, and in the prime of their manhood, they were led by a coach who called them his "po' little boys" and created unmatched team spirit. In...
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English
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A unique anthology of 10 individuals who influenced or were influenced by the University of Notre Dame make up the new, inspirational book, The Pluck of the Irish: 10 Notre Dame sports figures who made a difference.
"Some of them are famous athletes — a quarterback who broke records, a running back who was a Vietnam war hero, a basketball star who pioneered race relations. There's a story about a hall-of-fame coach, a swimmer whose accident almost...
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