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3 Former Notre Dame players on the 2015 College Football Hall of Fame ballot: linebacker Bob Crable (1978-81), split end Thom Gatewood (1969-71) and wide receiver/running back/return man Raghib "The Rocket" Ismail (1988-90). Crable was a two-time consensus first-team All-American and holds the Notre Dame record for most career tackles (521). Gatewood was a consensus first-team All-American in 1970 and a 1971 National Football Foundations National Scholar-Athlete. Ismail was a two-time consensus All- American, and the Walter Camp Player of the Year and Heisman Trophy runner-up in 1990. 4 Head coaches in college football history who posted victories against Notre Dame at two different schools: Howard Jones (Iowa in 1921 and six times at USC from 1928-39), Johnny Majors (Pitt in 1975 and 1976, and at Tennessee in 1979 and 1991), Dennis Erickson (Miami in 1989 and Oregon State in 2000) and Nick Saban (Michigan State 1997-99 and Alabama 2012). Arizona State's Todd Graham is attempting to become the fifth. Graham's Tulsa team won 28-27 at Notre Dame in 2010. 18 Years of pro basketball played by 1992-96 Notre Dame guard Ryan Hoover before deciding to retire prior to this season. After an NBA tryout and stints with the Continental Basket- ball Association and the United States Basketball League, Hoover played in Venezuela and Europe. His professional stint is the lon- gest by any Irish hoopster. Basketball Hall of Fame member Adrian Dantley played 15 years in the NBA (1976-91), while two-time NBA champion Bill Laimbeer played 14 (1980-94). 53 Years old Brian Kelly turned this Oct. 25, a bye Saturday for the Fighting Irish. Only two other Notre Dame head coaches worked into and then past age 54 at the school: Dan Devine just had turned 56 when he stepped down at the end of the 1980 season, while Lou Holtz was 59 when he turned in his resignation in 1996. 1,460 SAT score (out of a possible 1,600) average for Notre Dame students, according to an Oct. 21 Business Insider report. That left Notre Dame in a six-way tie for 11th-place for "most intelligent students" among 1,339 American colleges that were surveyed, based on standardized test scores. Tied with the Irish UNDER THE DOME BY THE NUMBERS NOTRE DAME FOOTbAll CAlENDARs *Please add sales tax in IN, MI, and NC Call for best shipping rates on multiple items! Wall Calendars ship Within Cont. U.s. Only BLUE AND GOLD ILLUSTRATED P.O. BOx 2331 • Durham, NC 27702 800-421-7751 www.BlueGoldOnline.com 2015 Vintage Calendars Each month's image is a frame-eady reproduction of a classic game day program cover. AVAIlAblE IN DEsKTOP OR WAll sIZE! ORDER EARlY FOR bEsT sElECTION! 2015 action Calendar $ 15 95 plus $5 S&H ITEm #6450 • Size 12" X 12" ITEm #6451 Vintage Wall Calendar Size 11"x14" $ 21 95 plus $7 S&H ITEm #6452 Vintage Desktop Calendar w/Built-In Easel Size 7"x7" $ 12 95 plus $4 S&H