Word: tripucka
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Board & Room. For Lujack's successor at quarterback, Leahy was counting on Frank Tripucka, a shy, skinny New Jersey senior. Like all but a few Notre Dame players (and like many other college players), 21-year-old Tripucka is "working his way through." In exchange for free room, board and tuition, he does easy campus chores (e.g., painting stadium seats) after football season is over. Last year Tripucka completed 25 passes for 422 yards (Lujack's mark: 61 for 777)-but he was not yet a Lujack at tackling, running, or field generalship...
...ranked Notre Dame couldn't get its running attack going against Navy, but didn't need to; its two pass-pitching quarterbacks-Johnny Lujack and Frank Tripucka-completed 18 passes in 27 attempts, sank the Middies...