Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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52 OCT. 2, 2021 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED IRISH ECHOES JIM LEFEBVRE Joel Maturi (ND 1967) — Leadership Award Maturi served as student assistant trainer for the 1966 national champions and took the lessons learned from coach Ara Parseghian on to a 40-plus year career in athletic administration at Wisconsin, Miami of Ohio, Denver and Minnesota, where he retired as athletics director in 2012. Mike McCoy (ND 1970) — Inspiration Award A consensus All-American for Notre Dame in 1969, McCoy was a first-round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers and an 11-year stalwart NFL defensive lineman. Today, he delivers a message of hope and positivity to school-age kids across the country. Jay Standring (ND 1970) — Leadership Award Standring came out of Leo High School to earn a Notre Dame scholarship, then returned to Chi- cago's southwest side, where he has served four decades as teacher and coach at St. Rita High School, earning a legion of friends and admirers with his signature style of positivity and energy. Peter Schivarelli (ND 1971) — Perseverance Award Schivarelli was an undersized, walk-on football player. He went from Notre Dame to a long career in the music business, managing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Chicago. He's given back as a major benefactor of Irish athletics and the Notre Dame band. Lifetime Legend Award recipient Johnny Lattner was a versatile half- back for the Irish and won the Heisman Trophy as a senior in 1953. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS An undersized, walk-on football player for head coach Ara Parseghian, Peter Schivarelli went on to a long career as the manager of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Chicago. He has been a major benefactor of Irish athletics and the Notre Dame band. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME ATHLETICS Rockne Award Winners Run The Gamut Of ND Achievement T he day before Notre Dame met Wisconsin at Soldier Field, the fifth annual Knute Rockne Spirit of Sports Awards Celebration was held in front of a capacity crowd at the Chicago Sports Museum. The Rockne Awards recognized a slate of honorees representing more than a century of Notre Dame football: The Family Of Charlie Bachman (ND 1917) — Legacy Award As a Notre Dame athlete, Bachman became Rockne's football confidant. The pair was always analyzing the game and how it should be played and coached. Bachman had a Hall of Fame career as the head coach at Northwestern, Kansas State, Florida, and Michigan State. The Family Of Norman Barry (ND 1921) — Legacy Award Barry came to South Bend as a sixth grader in el- ementary school in 1910 and left Notre Dame with a law degree in 1921. A backfield mate of George Gipp on the undefeated teams of 1919 and 1920, he became a prominent Chicago attorney, judge and Illinois state legislator. The Family Of Edward "Moose" Krause (ND 1934) — Legacy Award At Notre Dame, Moose earned All-America hon- ors in football and was a three-time consensus All-American in basketball. He later coached both sports for the Irish, and in 1949 began a 32-year stint as athletic director, ushering the Irish program into the modern era. The Family of Johnny Lattner (ND 1954) — Lifetime Legend Award A multi-sports star at Fenwick High in Oak Park, Ill., Lattner made his mark as a versatile halfback for Frank Leahy's Irish. As a senior in 1953, he was a major force as a rusher, defender and kick returner, and became the school's third Heisman Trophy winner. Terence Smith (ND 1960) — Communicator Award Son of the legendary sports columnist Red Smith (ND 1927), Terry Smith had a five-decade career as an award-winning journalist, working as a political reporter, foreign correspondent, editor and televi- sion analyst with The New York Times, CBS News and the PBS NewsHour. Mike Collins (ND 1967) — Distinguished Service Award For 39 football seasons and nearly 250 games, Mike's voice set the tone for Notre Dame Stadium as its public address announcer. His iconic call of "Here Come the Irish" greeted the team to the field, and his weather forecast and presentation of the facts became a staple of game days.