Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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WHERE HAVE YOU GONE? named tri-captains in 1979. The Irish went 7-4, their worst record in 16 years, but a highlight was the opening game 12-10 win at Michigan in which another Moeller product, sophomore line- backer Bob Crable, propelled him- self way off the ground to block Michigan's game- winning field goal attempt in the closing seconds — with another "quiet" assist from Foley. "Bob catapulted off my back and shoulders, a play we had worked on for some time," Foley said. "It worked that game, but never worked again that season and eventually led to the rule change the next year [not allowing players to use others as springboards to block kicks]." rored his brother's: three-year starter at offensive tackle, national title, a captain and All-American as a senior (first team UPI, second team Associ- ated Press). The NFL part didn't quite work out the same way for the second-round Foley's Irish career practically mir- BEYOND FOOTBALL pick. Two Achilles tendon surgeries truncated his pro career after three seasons. He served as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame un- der Faust in 1983 and has contin- ued to volunteer coach at all levels throughout the years, including seven years at Wit- tenberg Univer- sity, an NCAA Di- vision III school in Springfield, Ohio, where he makes his home. In 1984, he unteer coach at all levels throughout the years. PHOTO COURTESY TIM FOLEY Foley has worked in the financial services industry for three decades, and he has also served as a vol- Mutual Life the past 28 years. His spe- cialty is in individual and business benefits, plus tax sheltered annuities. Foley and wife Dee Ann are on the joined brother Dave — who started Dave Foley & Associates way back in 1972 dur- ing his playing career in the NFL — in the financial services industry and has been with Mas sachus e t t s cusp of their silver anniversary and the parents of son Michael, a 13-year- old honor student. It has been a stable, rock-solid career the past 28 years, just like his career at Notre Dame, which truly were the salad days … with a little soup on oc- casion. ✦