Calabrese had at least
eight stops in three of
Notre Dame's first five
games this season,
and he ranked first on
the team in tackles for
loss (four) and second
in total stops (36).
photo by Bill panzica
other people down as soon as he could
stand up. When Calabrese was just 3
years old, his grandfather nicknamed
him "Hit and Run" because he had a
habit of intentionally bumping into the
people he passed in the hall, or mostly
anywhere else for that matter.
It was around that time that Cal-
abrese told his parents he would one
day be playing for the New York Giants
about 10 miles east of his family's home
in East Rutherford. As mean as it may
seem to those on the receiving end, Calabrese's propensity toward collisions
starts with passion and love.
"I don't know if he shows it very
