See the Real Rudy Play

If you are a true Notre Dame Fighting Irish fan, you probably have the movie Rudy in both VHS and DVD. You can probably tell people that you’ve memorized every line of the film, though a few of the beginning parts are fuzzy enough that, if called out on that claim, you can’t actually do it. No matter. You are well aware of the fact that at the end of the movie, you learn that this is the true story, though slightly exaggerated, about the story of Dan Ruettiger and his dream to play Notre Dame Football.

The film has a scene of him sacking the quarterback at Notre Dame’s last home game of the 1975 season. If you go on YouTube.com and type in Notre Dame or Rudy, there will be an actual game clip of that moment where Rudy sacks the Georgia Tech QB. The announcer does not know the players name, and thus fails to credit Rudy with the sack. In the film he is also in on the special teams play, but the kickoff went out of bounds, so you can see Rudy run for about 60 yards as well.

If you are interested in seeing some real life Notre Dame heroes, then you can get Notre Dame Fighting Irish football tickets at StubHub.com.

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