Morrissey Manor had only about 16 -18 guys sign up to play in 1970. I had played for my Cavanaugh Hall team in '67, then Morrissey in '68 & '69. In early Fall we came to the bowels of the old stadium to get old 'varsity' equipment and pads to use for practice and games. It was facinating to see names crossed out on the shoulder pads, like Lujack, Hornung, Hart and even Gipp (none of the pads likely were used by them). But it inspired us.

Our '70 Morrissey team was fortunate to have a set of brothers from the Cleveland area - Jeff and Jim Shula (nephews of Uncle Don Shula). Jeff was our QB, but like most teams with limited numbers, most of us played both ways. We didn't have an offense until Jeff wrote to his Uncle Don (now the head coach of the Miami Dolphins). Uncle Don graciously sent back 3-4 old Baltimore Colt plays which we practiced over and over (behind Sacred Heart Hall). Morrissey did alright that year, as I remember. We did lose to the Champs - Dillon Hall. Dillon was notable because they had pasted the "D" on their helmets from stick-on ads for Drewry's Beer.

I played three years for Keenan Hall in the Interhall football league — Fall 1970 to 1972. I was a freshman in 1970. We had a good team that year. I can’t remember our record, but we made it all the way to the Interhall championship game against Dillon. At that time, the only games played in the Stadium were the regular season varsity games and the Interhall championship. I recall playing in the Stadium on a very cold Sunday in mid November. It was a close game, but we lost to Dillon. Our kicker was Joe Garigiola Jr. One of our best players was Ray Donovan, an end. A number of our players had excelled in high school and probably could have played college ball at some place other than ND. Playing for Keenan was a great experience and I made many good friends.