Ara Parseghian

Coach

1923-05-21 – 2017-08-02

American football coach and former player best known for leading Notre Dame to national championships in 1966 and 1973. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He died in 2017.

Quotes by Ara Parseghian

When I make a fist, it's strong, and you can't tear it apart. As long as there's unity, there's strength.
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There is nothing more painful than watching a child with a terminal disease.
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The 1973 team is real special. I had never coached against Bear Bryant. Alabama had never played Notre Dame. It was North against South; the Catholics against the Baptists; both teams were undefeated, and everything was on the line.
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