The ND press release below covers Casper's accomplishments in the classroom, on the college and NFL gridirons, and in life. In his senior year in the 1973, Undefeated, National Championship Season ND beat Alabama 24-23 in the Sugar Bowl, in one of the most exciting college football games every played. Everybody knows Clements sealed the win with a 35 yard pass to TE backup Robin Weber. Few recall that of Clements 7 completions in that game 4 were to TEs, the one to Weber for 35 yards and 3 to Casper for 75 yards. But Casper's play of the game was on a running play. With Bama up 17-14 in the 3Q, Mahalic returned a Bama fumble to their 12. On the next play Pennick ran left, Casper demolished the Tide DE, a future Tide Head Coach named Mike Dubose, then blew up a Safety near the goal line allowing Pennick to score. Two pancakes on the same play.
And yes, depsite being beat by ND in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Eve 1973, Alabama counts '73 as one of their National Championships.
David Casper Named To College Football Hall Of Fame - UND.COM - University of Notre Dame Official Athletic Site
Consensus All-American, co-captain on Notre Dame's 1973 national championship team to be inducted in December.
May 15, 2012
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Former University of Notre Dame football All-American David Casper today has been named to the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame.
The 1973 consensus All-American is one of 14 former college players and three coaches named to the 2012 College Football Hall of Fame Class. The '12 class will be inducted at the 55th annual awards dinner on Dec. 4, 2012, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. The players and coaches will be enshrined in the summer of 2013.
Casper becomes the 44th former Notre Dame player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The Irish have six former coaches in the hall and the 50 total enshrines are the most of any NCAA institution, the most recent being Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown in 2009.
Born in Bemidji, Minn., Casper played his first three years of high school football at St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin, Ill., and his senior campaign at Chilton High School in Chilton, Wis. His Chilton team in 1969 outscored its opponents 363-0.
The 6-3, 243-pound Irish tight end served as co-captain of the 1973 Notre Dame team that finished 11-0 and won the national title on a consensus basis after a 24-23 victory over top-rated and unbeaten Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. He caught three passes for 75 yards in that contest.
Casper played his first two seasons at offensive left tackle in 1971 and '72 (he started final four games as a sophomore, then won honorable mention All-America honors in 1972 from Associated Press), then switched to tight end as a senior. Former Irish coach Ara Parseghian called Casper the best athlete he ever coached.
Casper finished with 21 career catches for 335 yards and four touchdowns, with all but two of those receptions coming in his senior campaign in '73. He was a participant in the 1974 College All-Star Game and the Hula Bowl. Selected Notre Dame's offensive MVP in '73, he also played earlier in his Notre Dame career as a linebacker, defensive tackle and split end.
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And yes, depsite being beat by ND in the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Eve 1973, Alabama counts '73 as one of their National Championships.
David Casper Named To College Football Hall Of Fame - UND.COM - University of Notre Dame Official Athletic Site
Consensus All-American, co-captain on Notre Dame's 1973 national championship team to be inducted in December.
May 15, 2012
Notre Dame Press Release
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Former University of Notre Dame football All-American David Casper today has been named to the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame.
The 1973 consensus All-American is one of 14 former college players and three coaches named to the 2012 College Football Hall of Fame Class. The '12 class will be inducted at the 55th annual awards dinner on Dec. 4, 2012, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. The players and coaches will be enshrined in the summer of 2013.
Casper becomes the 44th former Notre Dame player inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The Irish have six former coaches in the hall and the 50 total enshrines are the most of any NCAA institution, the most recent being Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown in 2009.
Born in Bemidji, Minn., Casper played his first three years of high school football at St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin, Ill., and his senior campaign at Chilton High School in Chilton, Wis. His Chilton team in 1969 outscored its opponents 363-0.
The 6-3, 243-pound Irish tight end served as co-captain of the 1973 Notre Dame team that finished 11-0 and won the national title on a consensus basis after a 24-23 victory over top-rated and unbeaten Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. He caught three passes for 75 yards in that contest.
Casper played his first two seasons at offensive left tackle in 1971 and '72 (he started final four games as a sophomore, then won honorable mention All-America honors in 1972 from Associated Press), then switched to tight end as a senior. Former Irish coach Ara Parseghian called Casper the best athlete he ever coached.
Casper finished with 21 career catches for 335 yards and four touchdowns, with all but two of those receptions coming in his senior campaign in '73. He was a participant in the 1974 College All-Star Game and the Hula Bowl. Selected Notre Dame's offensive MVP in '73, he also played earlier in his Notre Dame career as a linebacker, defensive tackle and split end.
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