Legends
The legend of Notre Dame football was built off of unforgettable moments, the exploits of extraordinary players, and the dominant teams they played on. The legend of interhall football is similar in these respects, although the stories of those events have remained in the dark for decades. That changes now.
The Legends section highlights important moments in interhall history, such as the time that a group of students tore down a goalpost after the 1926 Army game and sold the pieces on campus to pay for the medical bills of John Eagen, who had injured his leg in an interhall football game and was in danger of losing his tuition to cover the costs. A list of people who were revolutionary in the development of interhall football, such as early administrator Br. Paul, C.S.C., and longtime interhall coach Dr. James "Doc" Carberry.
Moments
The University Football Championship (1890)
Rockne coaches interhall (1912-13)
Better than Varsity (1913)
The IFL is born (1922)
John Eagan's Injury (1926)
In the Stadium (1930)
The Death of Dick Sullivan (1935)
The Rule of First Downs (1940)
V-12 Invades Interhall (1942-43)
A Heavy Lightweight (1942)
Michigan City Prison (1950s?)
Amalgamation or Abomination? (1960s)
Howard ends the Drought (1962)
Sorin ends the Curse (1967)
The Stay-Hall System (late 1960s)
Win One for the Glinner (1971?)
A League Divided (1972)
The Murphy Controversy (1970s?)
Ho for the Win (1986)
The Power Poll (1993)
People
Br. Paul, C.S.C.
Norman Barry
Dr. James Carberry
John Eagan
George Gipp
Patrick Heenan
Reggie Ho
Dominick Napolitano
Mike Parseghian Jr.
Knute Rockne
Rudy
Dick Sullivan
Teams
Oddities
1899 Carroll Anti-Specials
1902 Inter-Hall team
Curse-breakers:
1954 Badin
1962 Howard
1967 Sorin
1992 Zahm
2010 Sorin
Powerhouses:
1981 Breen-Phillips
Games
1890 Brownson vs. Sorin
1895 Brownson vs. Sorin
1970 Dillon vs. Keenan
1972 Dillon vs. Morrissey
1976 Keenan vs. Stanford
1988 Dillon vs. Stanford