I always thought it was my iron leg,

It should have been more, but I had missed a point after earlier.

I was in a bar in Cincinnati two years ago and a girl walked up to me and said, `Excuse me, are you Harry Oliver? My grandfather played for Knute Rockne, and I’d be honored...

Michigan had a roughing penalty against Tony, so that was a big break.

Behind me was the library with its huge mosaic of `Touchdown Jesus.’ The ball went up and cleared the crossbar by 3 inches. I know that wind stopped at that second, and I’m convinced `Touchdown...

A person who is making ends meet is merely living in an acceptable level of poverty.

Everyone was jumping on top of me. Unfortunately my leg got caught up in a weird position, and I started to scream. Joe Gramke, a teammate who also had played at Moeller, started pulling off...

was a territorial match in the Midwest because Michigan was always good, a big rival.

Jim O’Brien, who kicked that field goal in 1970 that won the Super Bowl for the Baltimore Colts, said that kick gave him his 15 minutes of fame. And it has lasted 25-plus years. I...

There was a pretty good breeze, 15-20 mph, and kicking with it the ball was going 60 yards.

Coach [Dan] Devine had announced before that this was his last season at Notre Dame. So we were extra juiced for each game.

I’m on the sidelines going through my normal routine, stretching, staying loose. I didn’t notice the noise or the excitement. My focus was like tunnel vision.

Bill Siewe snapped to Tim Koegel,