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Former Irish Coach Ara Parseghian Dies At Age 94
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our entire program mourns the loss of one of the pillars of our University, Coach Ara Parseghian. <a href="https://t.co/nXS3xyei05">pic.twitter.com/nXS3xyei05</a></p>— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/NDFootball/status/892719248040218624">August 2, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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"A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are."
Big loss for us. Amazing life.
Big loss for us. Amazing life.
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The End of an Era
The End of an Era
God speed.
Bless the family and loved ones.
He left his mark on this temporary home.
Go Irish! Let's go win for Coach Parseghian!
The End of an Era
God speed.
Bless the family and loved ones.
He left his mark on this temporary home.
Go Irish! Let's go win for Coach Parseghian!
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RIP Ara. Prayers for you and your family
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Even though given his age and health I knew the end was near, this is heart breaking for me. My all-time favorite coach of any sport. I remember shedding a tear the day he retired, but he had bigger and better things to work on. Godspeed and RIP Ara.
https://www.si.com/college-football/2017/08/02/notre-dame-ara-parseghian-dies
https://www.si.com/college-football/2017/08/02/notre-dame-ara-parseghian-dies
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RIP Ara!
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I was preparing for this... sucks... I'm kind of upset though, driving into work you'd think ANY sports talk channel would at least do a little something on this.... nope, not when important stuff like LaVar Ball coaching an AAU team also happened. I hate the the world sometimes.
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RIP coach. Truly one of the greatest of all time.
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Congratulations on a life well lived Coach. Started my love affair with Irish football because of his teams. Saw my first game in 1973.
A decade later I would attend Miami, like him. Sad day for the Miami community too. He was the last of the Cradle Icons.
Interestingly, he came to be a football coach after dropping out of Akron and joining the Navy in WWII. While at Great Lakes, he was coached by another Miami alum, Paul Brown. After the war he went to Miami and played for Sid Gilman. After college he went to play for Paul Brown's namesake for a few seasons then back to Miami as an assistant for Woody Hayes where he coached Bo Schembechler. He was named HC the following year and in 5 seasons had a 39-6-1 record and 19-3-1 in the MAC. His Miami teams outscored their opponents 847-181. After his undefeated '55 team, he accepted the job at Northwestern. 8 seasons later he'd land the Notre Dame job.
God speed & RIP Coach. Go Irish - Love & Honor.
A decade later I would attend Miami, like him. Sad day for the Miami community too. He was the last of the Cradle Icons.
Interestingly, he came to be a football coach after dropping out of Akron and joining the Navy in WWII. While at Great Lakes, he was coached by another Miami alum, Paul Brown. After the war he went to Miami and played for Sid Gilman. After college he went to play for Paul Brown's namesake for a few seasons then back to Miami as an assistant for Woody Hayes where he coached Bo Schembechler. He was named HC the following year and in 5 seasons had a 39-6-1 record and 19-3-1 in the MAC. His Miami teams outscored their opponents 847-181. After his undefeated '55 team, he accepted the job at Northwestern. 8 seasons later he'd land the Notre Dame job.
God speed & RIP Coach. Go Irish - Love & Honor.
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Nope, but I guarded him everyday.
Ara was an inspiration and guiding light in life and in battle. Coach, those you have loved and helped lift you up on your journey. May you be welcomed by angels in awe and in love. ARA: A Different Sort Of Battle
The Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund
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Some of my earliest memories of CFB involved watching Notre Dame and Ara. One of the greatest to ever walk the sideline.
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For you TTT
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Could you imagine them two sitting in Heaven putting game plans together?
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Best thing I ever heard about Ara: He never visited a recruit's home. If you wanted to play at Notre Dame, you came to see him in South Bend</p>— Mark Schlabach (@Mark_Schlabach) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mark_Schlabach/status/892820043863650308">August 2, 2017</a></blockquote>
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