Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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more than three-dozen buildings were raised, the university's endowment grew from $9 million to $350 million and enrollment nearly doubled from 4,979 students to 9,600. He was also re- nowned as a leader on a national scale regarding a variety of issues, including civil rights. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Hesburgh's 150-plus honorary degrees are the most ever received by one individual. "Michelle and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Father Ted Hes- burgh," said U.S. President Barack Obama, in a statement on Hesburgh's death. "During his lifetime of service to his country, his church and his be- loved University of Notre Dame, Fa- ther Hesburgh inspired generations of young men and women to lead with the courage of their convictions. … His belief that what unites us is greater than what divides us made him a champion of academic freedom and open debate." Football Hires Four New Assistant Coaches Notre Dame fans were a bit nervous when the Irish lost assistant coaches and top recruiters Tony Alford and Kerry Cooks, but they were replaced by a unit that head coach Brian Kelly wasn't shy about heaping praises on. "I'm announcing today what I con- sider to be collectively the most — and I use these words to define the staff that we put together — I consider it to be the most committed, cohesive, experienced and probably brightest coaching staff that I've put together in my career," Kelly said in March. The new staff included offensive co- ordinator/quarterbacks coach Mike