Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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UNDER THE DOME Getting To Know … SOPHOMORE FORWARD BONZIE COLSON Nickname: "'Big Baby.' Zach Auguste and Jerian Grant came up with it." Dorm: "Siegfried Hall." Major: "Undecided, but I'm considering FTT [film, television and theatre] with a concentration on television." Favorite place around South Bend to eat: "I love Penn Station and Jimmy John's. Both of those are good." Favorite television show: "'Martin' on BET. It's an old‑school show, but it's hilarious." Favorite movie: "'Space Jam.' I just love basketball, so I always watched it when I was little." Favorite pregame music: "Future. Drake. Chris Brown is one of my favorite artists as well." Toughest player he's played against: "[Former Duke forward] Jahlil Okafor. He was so skilled and he was huge at the same time." Favorite part of playing for Notre Dame: "The atmosphere on campus, plus the support system with academics and the fan base we have here are great." GEORGE SEFCIK: 1939-2016 Former Notre Dame football player and Fighting Irish football assistant coach George Sefcik died Jan. 23. He was 77. Sefcik earned three monograms in foot‑ ball under head coach Joe Kuharich from 1959‑61, leading the Irish in interceptions with three as a sophomore and in kickoff returns as a junior. He was on Ara Parseghian's coaching staff from 1964‑68, mainly as a receivers coach, highlighted by the 1966 national title. From 1969‑72, he was the offensive coordinator at the University of Kentucky, where he joined head coach John Ray, who ran the defense for the Irish from 1964‑68. Beginning in 1973, Sefcik coached 29 years in the NFL, highlighted by trips to the Super Bowl at Cincinnati and Atlanta. He is survived by his wife and three children. LOU HOLTZ KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT COACHES CLINIC Former Notre Dame head coach Lou Holtz (1986-96) will be the keynote speaker at Notre Dame's Coaching Clinic held April 14-16, which coincides with the weekend of the Blue-Gold Game in Notre Dame Stadium. Spring practice begins March 16, and the 15 practices will conclude with the April 16 Blue Gold Game. The 2015 Coaches Clinic had more than a thousand coaches in attendance. The 79-year-old Holtz is among a distin - guished list of past keynote speakers that in recent years have included current NFL head coaches Bill Belichick, Chip Kelly, Marvin Lewis and Bill O'Brien, as well as Urban Meyer in 2011 when he was between jobs at Florida and Ohio State.