One classy gentleman. My Dad introduced me to him during the 1988 championships year.
Johnny Lujack passes away
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One of the greatest of all time. RIP.
Never saw him play, a bit before my time. Might try to find some of those games. The hits just keep coming for us Domers today.
God bless him and his family. I am certain he will be missed with family and certainly in the ND community.
God bless him and his family. I am certain he will be missed with family and certainly in the ND community.
The 88 season ND had 7 home games and the 7 Heisman winners each had a home program cover. The game he was on the cover we met him. He was such a great man. He was my Dads hero. I miss my Dad terribly. I hope the two are talking right now.
Apparently, Stan Musial, Arnold Palmer and George Blanda were all from the same area or county in Pennsylvania and every one of them agreed that Lujack was the best athlete of all of them. Blanda wanted to go to ND but Lujack was there so he attended Kentucky
JL took a break during the height of his college career during WW2 he joined the navy and was assigned to hunt German subs in the European theatre. His than came back to ND and won a national championship like he didn’t miss a beat.
Just a taste.
Pass, run, pass, tie-saving tackle of Doc Blanchard in 1946 Army game. Lujack misses the tackle, Army not ND wins the 46 NC.
Johnny Lujack
Nice 30 second CV.
In THAT ERA, I've always felt it was between him and HORNUNG.
A kind of #1 and #1A situation.
Check out these Hornung highlights. They cover his entire football career. But for one or two Packer highlights, the ND segement runs from 2:20 to 4:30. It provides a terrific SHOWCASE of Hornung's abilties. And the footage is supberb, providing an excellent picture of what the game looked like in those years.
Hornung could run with power or speed, pass, catch passes, punt, place-kick, return kickoffs and play safety on defense. He was both a sure tackler and a ballhawk. The clip shows him doing just about everything with its highlight the 95-YARD KICKOFF RETURN against USC at the collosseum in 1956, a run I remember listening to on the RADIO.
Frankly, it was his VERSATILITY that won him the Heisman. He was basically the last TRIPLE THREAT PLAYER.
Some good stuff here:
Paul Hornung Highlights
My Dad went to ND with Paul Hornung, but never got to meet him. Only Heisman men I got to meet are Lujack and Timmy Brown.
That shake-n-bake at the 2:17 mark would work in the game right now. Impressive this guy was! As I get older I've really enjoyed going back and watching the greats of yesteryear in all sports. There is nothing new under the sun, as they say, well, except MJ!
Lujack has the edge due to going both ways and being equally great offense and defense
He also lettered in FOUR SPORTS at Notre Dame so frankly I would choose him as the greatest athlete ever at Notre Dame.
He also lettered in FOUR SPORTS at Notre Dame so frankly I would choose him as the greatest athlete ever at Notre Dame.
Yes, and he threw the option pass in the NFL as well as anyone. He and Frank Gifford, another verstaile player from that era.
Yes, it was a classic move that all good RB's have. And they've been doing it for years.
IF Gipp had been more interested in sports and less in other things but as regards accomplishments Lujack had him beat.
It would be a nice tribute if the team wore helmet stickers or patches to memorialize Lujack. I assume he’ll be memorialized at some point this season at a pregame or halftime ceremony.
Polar opposite of today, looking for the biggest NIL deals, crying for student loan forgiveness, the last couple generations are more about what they get and not what they can give.
Yeah, lot of whinny brats nowadays. I know someone will claim this is said by every older generation but sadly this time its true.
