Monday, November 24, 2014

Must Read: A Dad, His Son and Notre Dame


Folks, I'm always excited when Rick Becker -- a professor at Bethel College -- sends me a story he's written for his blog...

This story is about his eleven year-old son Nick and his first Notre Dame football game.  Got to love it...

THANKS RICK!

LINK:  NICK'S FIRST ND GAME

Notre Dame Remembers Jim Butz '49, Today


I was fortunate to have spent some time with Jim Butz when he was running things at a golf company called Tiger Shark.  Our conversations invariably led to his love for Notre Dame..

This morning, at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart -- Jim Butz will be memorialized.  He died on October 12th at the age of 90 -- he's come "home" today to be buried in Notre Dame's Cedar Grove Cemetery.

He lived quite a life -- which you'll see in the story linked below.

Butz will always be remembered for his role in the creation of the "FIGHTING IRISH (Leprechaun) LOGO."  Butz asked Ted Drake if he could create "some symbol for Notre Dame..."

The rest is history.

LINK:  JIM BUTZ