In reply to: These are fun reads. What ever happened to Todd Lezon? posted by Dennis
was going to be the next John Elway when he signed.
He was from Olympia, Washington, I believe. Washington state is my home state, so I have a bias for sure but he was a loyal and fine assistant coach for Notre Dame. Later coached women's softball.
Phil Carter.
The Stone brothers: Jim, Dan, Chris.
Steve McDaniels OL
Pat Kramer?--DL
Maybe there were others and olson can chip in. Kelleher might be, one but not sure he was from WA.
I didn't remember those comments about Lezon but I've chucked most of my really old recruiting materials. There was some guy from the East coast (Pittsburgh area?) who never made a dent at ND but whom Terranova thought would be another "Joe Willie" (i.e., Namath).
Terranova was told Karcher was going to be the 'next Joe Willie'
Karcher was one of the 13 Parade AAs that Faust signed in '81
Karcher got to start a game at ND after Blair Kiel went down with an injury....according to another Irish player in the book 'Talking Irish', Karcher was always complaining about his lack of playing time.
So Ken got his chance vs Air Force...ND got their asses kicked...a walk on named O'Hara came in a QB to replace Karcher
Karcher ended up transferring to Tulane
was one of the most enjoyable reads about ND ever. I especially enjoyed the story about the end of the 1961 ND-Syracuse game, the one that resulted in the rule change about games never ending on a defensive penalty, and the one about Huarte expecting to start a game and then a reserve QB being told to start after barely practicing all week. Really a fun book!
I didn't remember those comments about Lezon but I've chucked most of my really old recruiting materials. There was some guy from the East coast (Pittsburgh area?) who never made a dent at ND but whom Terranova thought would be another "Joe Willie" (i.e., Namath).