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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com SEPT. 25, 2017 53 medical redshirt in 1969) with New York end Walt Patulski and Washington end Fred Swendsen to comprise as fine a four-man defensive line haul in one class that has been seen in college football history. Marx totaled 263 stops with 24 for loss, earning consensus All-America notice in 1972 and becoming a second-round pick. Kadish was a first-round choice after nettting 212 career tackles with 18 for loss. Three-year starter Hankerd had a productive career at end with 177 stops, including 28 for lost yardage. Grasmanis started in 1994-95 before play- ing 10 years in the NFL. LINEBACKERS: Greg Collins (Troy, 1972-74), Drew Mahalic (Farmington, 1972-74) and Scott Kowalkowski (Farmington Hills, 1987-90) Like Kadish and Marx along the line in 1968, Col- lins and Mahalic enrolled together in 1971. Collins was also a stellar hockey player, while Mahalic played some at quarterback as a freshman for the JV team. Collins notched a team-high 133 stops in the regular season for the 1973 national champs and captained the top-ranked defense in 1974. He recorded 144 stops during the regular season, earned second-team Associated Press All-America notice and became a second-round draft pick. Mahalic netted 253 tackles as a three-year starter and was a third-round draft selection. Kowalkowski started at outside linebacker for the supremely talented 1989-90 units and was an 11- year stalwart on special teams in the NFL. Honorable mention goes to Joe Rudzinski (Farm- ington, 1979-82), who was a sophomore on the 1980 defense that set a school record for most consecutive quarters (23) not allowing a touch- down, and recorded 64 tackles that year with seven for lost yardage. DEFENSIVE BACKS: Todd Lyght (Flint, 1987-90), Clarence Ellis (Grand Rapids, 1969-71), Ralph Stepaniak (Alpena, 1969-71) and Reggie Barnett (Flint, 1972-74) All four were corners, but Lyght and Ellis began their careers at safety. No state in the Union can boast a better corner tandem at Notre Dame than Lyght and Ellis, both of whom were first-round selections. Lyght started for the 1988 national champs and was a two-time consensus All-American in 1989-90 before becoming a Pro Bowl performer for the Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams. Ellis recorded seven interceptions for the No. 2-ranked Irish in 1970 and was the Defensive MVP in the upset win over No. 1 Texas in the Cot- ton Bowl. He was a consensus All-American the next year and still holds the Notre Dame record for most passes broken up in a career (32). Three-year starter Stepaniak was a classmate of Ellis and is tied for third on the all-time inter- ception chart with 13. Barnett also was a three- year starter, including the 1973 national champion squad, and was an Academic-All-American as a senior, when his last play was a game-saving in- terception in Irish territory to preserve the 13-11 Orange Bowl win over Alabama. Honorable mention goes to Steve Lawrence (Ypsilanti, 1983-86), who recorded 10 intercep- tions and recovered nine fumbles (second most in school history) during his career, and as a safety was third in tackles as a junior with 92. KICKER/PUNTER: Kyle Brindza (Canton, 2011-14) Brindza kicked a single-season school-record 23 field goals in 2012 and his 20 in 2013 were third on the chart. He was one of only seven players in Division I that year to handle field goals, punting and kickoffs. ✦ M A R K E T P L A C E Call 877-630-8768 to advertise in Blue & Gold Illustrated! Want a prayer published? Call 800-421-7751 Assistant coach Paul Shoults (left) was a superb recruiter in Michigan in the 1960s and 1970s while landing top players such as 1972-74 line- backer Greg Collins (50). PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELATIONS MEMORABILIA PRAYER TO THE BLESSED MOTHER- (Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mount Carmel, fruitful vine, splen- dor of Heaven. 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