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Notre Dame football coach who revived the school's football program from a low ebb in the early 60's. He's known for playing for a controversial tie in a 10-10 game with Michigan State in 1966 that allowed Notre Dame to win the national title that year.

Age 94.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 488578001/

Sadly I best remember him in this Ford station wagon commercial where he first explained the quarterback option (run, pitch to a running back, pass to a receiver) then compared that to the new tailgate on the Ford station wagon that could open to the side like a passenger door window up, open to the side like a passenger door window down, or open down like a truck tailgate.

The commercial says the 3-way door was available on the Grand Torino Squire and the LTD Country Squire. We had that '73 LTD Country Squire. It was a beast.

I knew of him only as a popular 3-letter answer to crossword puzzles...

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Even though I should know better, this is one of those folks that I thought was already dead. Heckuva football coach.

BackInTex wrote:Sadly I best remember him in this Ford station wagon commercial where he first explained the quarterback option (run, pitch to a running back, pass to a receiver) then compared that to the new tailgate on the Ford station wagon that could open to the side like a passenger door window up, open to the side like a passenger door window down, or open down like a truck tailgate.

The commercial says the 3-way door was available on the Grand Torino Squire and the LTD Country Squire. We had that '73 LTD Country Squire. It was a beast.

I drove one of those once with a 351 Cleveland...wow.

triviawayne wrote: I drove one of those once with a 351 Cleveland...wow.

Ours had the 460 v8. Before the days when mpg mattered.