Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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WHERE HAVE YOU GONE? receiver at Cal Poly San Obispo, and he re- cently took daughter Jessica (23), a Univer- sity of California Santa Barbara graduate, to the Notre Dame-Wake Forest game. Another daughter, Amanda (18), is on a volley- ball scholarship at Hawaii while young- est daughter Madison is a 15-year-old high school sophomore. "My biggest thrill in Moriarty with his daughter Jessica. life right now is called ND," said Moriarty, who also attended the Miami game in Chi- cago. "It's so dear and PHOTO COURTESY LARRY MORIARTY Houston Oilers (1983-86) and Kansas City Chiefs (1986-88), and was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week in November 1984 after rushing for 117 yards in a 17-16 win over Kansas City. Moriarty rushed for 1,904 yards on 496 carries, caught 77 passes for another 494 yards and scored 16 touchdowns during his pro career. During his NFL days, Moriarty in- I just get a tear in my eye to think about the opportunity the university gave me — especially Moose. When I was there, I didn't have time to love the place. I was too competitive … I have a tear in my eye to think I was so blessed to go to that institution. "When I took my daughter Jessica special to me now. When I go back there, vested wisely in the real estate market in Southern California and has attained financial freedom while owning a 40- unit apartment complex and 11 homes, one of which he shares with former Irish teammate and NFL star running back Greg Bell and his son. Moriarty's son Kellen (25) played there for the first time for the Wake Forest game, she just said, 'Daddy, this is like a postcard.' "I know we're on a great run right now and everyone is high as a kite on where we are. But if we were 0-10, it's still a special place. There's nothing like Notre Dame." It's even better than starring in a movie. ✦