Newest Hall of Famer to be honored Stanford weekend
BY LOU SOMOGYI
by accident, from enrolling at Notre Dame to ending up at tight end in both college and in the NFL. What wasn't an accident was be-
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verything in Dave Casper's football career seemed to happen almost
coming one of the greatest ever to play the game. This spring, Casper became the 50th
Notre Dame player or coach (44 play- ers and six coaches) to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Ten years earlier, he was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame — nine years after making the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame. It is a "triple play" seldom seen,
and Casper will be on campus for the Stanford game to be honored by his alma mater during the game against the Cardinal. These days, his 24 career receptions
Dave Casper, 1970-73 Lineman/Tight End
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE?
at Notre Dame (including the 1973 Sugar Bowl) would be considered laughable for Hall of Fame honors, but no one anywhere set the standard of the prototype tight end better than Casper. Over the past 40 years, Notre Dame
has produced 14 NFL tight ends, eight of whom were selected in the first two
During his 11-year NFL career, Casper compiled 378 receptions for 5,216 yards (13.8 yards per
catch) and 52 touchdowns. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELATIONS
