Word: ara
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Violent & Basic. The result could hardly have been less satisfactory-for Coach Ara Parseghian's Fighting Irish, for Duffy Daugherty's rugged Spartans, for the 80,011 fans packed into M.S.U.'s stadium, or for the millions who chose up sides on TV across the U.S. In 60 minutes of violent, basic football, history repeated itself. Just as in 1946, when Notre Dame and Army fought to a 0-0 tie, last week's game was an exercise in frustration. Final score: Notre Dame 10, Michigan State...
...scoring opportunities. Azzaro missed a 41-yd. field goal that would have won the game, and O'Brien's frantic, wobbly passes were unlikely to make anybody forget Terry Hanratty. Finally, with Notre Dame in possession on its own 30 and only 55 seconds left, Irish Coach Ara Parseghian decided to settle for a tie. While the crowd booed lustily, Notre Dame ran five plunges, all called from the bench. "I didn't want to blow the game," said Parseghian afterwards. "I didn't want to lose the ball." And so the question...
...members of one of the European outposts of Ara's army, we read with interest your cover story about our classmates Terry Hanratty and Jim Seymour [Oct. 28]. Not being able to follow our team in person, we appreciate the coverage you've been giving the No. 1 team in the nation. We're perfectly willing to let the Big 10 and the Southern teams fight over who is better; we know who's the best...
Alpine for You, Ara...
...much of a compliment. So the biggest thrill of his high school career was beating Beaver Falls 41-21-scoring a touchdown in the process on an 82-yd. quarterback sneak. The film of that game, forwarded to Notre Dame by a scout, may well have been the one Ara Parseghian was idly viewing one day at South Bend when he suddenly started to yell: "No. 11! Who's that No. 11? We've got to have him!" Thanks to qualms about Penn State, No. 11 was available...