Tim Brown, Gino Torretta in new College Football Hall of Fame class - ESPN
i particularly liked the following excerpt
"Brown grew up in Dallas and was the best player on a bad high school team. It left him humble.
"I had no reason to be jumping for joy. Everybody was 5-foot-9 and I was 5-11," Brown said. "I went to college to get a great education. That's why I chose the University of Notre Dame. I was content with just doing that until Lou Holtz got there."
Holtz became the Fighting Irish coach in 1986, two years after Brown arrived in South Bend, Ind. Holtz revitalized the program and pushed Brown to aspire to greatness.
"When Lou got there he started putting more pressure on me and putting me in position to really succeed," Brown said. "All of sudden I realized I could be more than just a good football player."
Brown became one of the most dynamic players in the country.
During his junior season in 1986, he set a Notre Dame record with 1,937 all-purpose yards. The next year, Brown caught 39 passes, scored three touchdowns and became Notre Dame's first Heisman winner since 1964.
Brown went on to be drafted in the first round by the Oakland Raiders and became one of the most productive receivers in NFL history, recording 10 consecutive seasons of at least 75 catches."
i particularly liked the following excerpt
"Brown grew up in Dallas and was the best player on a bad high school team. It left him humble.
"I had no reason to be jumping for joy. Everybody was 5-foot-9 and I was 5-11," Brown said. "I went to college to get a great education. That's why I chose the University of Notre Dame. I was content with just doing that until Lou Holtz got there."
Holtz became the Fighting Irish coach in 1986, two years after Brown arrived in South Bend, Ind. Holtz revitalized the program and pushed Brown to aspire to greatness.
"When Lou got there he started putting more pressure on me and putting me in position to really succeed," Brown said. "All of sudden I realized I could be more than just a good football player."
Brown became one of the most dynamic players in the country.
During his junior season in 1986, he set a Notre Dame record with 1,937 all-purpose yards. The next year, Brown caught 39 passes, scored three touchdowns and became Notre Dame's first Heisman winner since 1964.
Brown went on to be drafted in the first round by the Oakland Raiders and became one of the most productive receivers in NFL history, recording 10 consecutive seasons of at least 75 catches."
