Legendary Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian dies at 94
Ara Parseghian - famous for leading Notre Dame to a pair of national championships in the 1960s and '70s - has died at the age of 94.
Parseghian, who spent 11 seasons as the head coach at Notre Dame, along with eight at Northwestern and five at Miami (Ohio), was admitted to hospital for a hip infection in mid-July, but recently returned home.
Our entire program mourns the loss of one of the pillars of our University, Coach Ara Parseghian. pic.twitter.com/nXS3xyei05
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) August 2, 2017
Parseghian left Notre Dame after the 1974 season and never coached a college game again. He retired with a 170-58-6 career record, including a 95-17-4 mark with the Fighting Irish.
His national championships came at the end of the 1966 season and the 1973 campaign. Parseghian was on the sideline for several memorable contests in Notre Dame history, including the 10-10 tie versus Michigan State in 1966 that pit the nation's No. 1 and No. 2 teams against one another for the first time in AP Poll history.
Very sad to see news on Ara Parseghian. Favorite nugget - he never lost the Northwestern-ND gm. 4-0 vs Irish at NU, 9-0 vs. NU at ND.
— Dave Revsine (@BTNDaveRevsine) August 2, 2017
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.