Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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WHERE HAVE YOU GONE? Tim Foley, 1976-79 Offensive Tackle Even in sickness, the All-American and captain aided the Irish BY LOU SOMOGYI Seinfeld became a part of the American lexicon, Notre Dame offensive tackle Tim Foley ex- perienced it firsthand. While preparing for the 1979 Cotton Bowl against Houston, the junior became stricken with a severe case of stomach flu that sidelined him from practice for several days. "It was unsure whether I L ong before "No soup for you!" by the Soup Nazi on would play until game-day morning when I had soup in the infirmary — and it stayed down," Foley recalled. As a precaution, Notre Dame's team physician, Dr. Les Bodnar, packed some chicken soup for Foley in case he would need it for the game. An ice storm hit the Dallas area on the eve of the game, creating bone-chilling arctic temperatures. In retrospect, the inclement conditions benefited Foley. "The cold weather helped me be- cause I was weak," Foley said. "Had it been hot, I am not sure I could have played the entire game." Unfortunately, the deep freeze got During his Irish career, Foley was a three-year starter at offensive tackle, won a national title, and served as a captain and earned All-America accolades as a senior. PHOTO COURTESY NOTRE DAME MEDIA RELAITONS the better of Irish quarterback Joe Montana, whose body temperature chilled considerably by halftime while the Irish, after taking an early 12-0 lead, fell behind 20-12 at intermission. There, Bodnar began making the soup. "I was told the morning of the game when I was given soup in the infir- mary that there would be soup for me