In reply to: Question about Fr. Hesburgh's treatment of the football program. posted by CMC Irish
of Fr. Joyce as his second in command. To the extent that Hesburgh was either openly or covertly hostile to football and sports, it seems that Joyce was a clear counterbalance. Monk problem (among others) was that he didn't have a Joyce to keep his administration in balance.
"if it weren't for Ned Joyce, I might have bankrupted the place" (paraphrased, but not by much).
that it's hard to know where one began and the other ended. Fr. Joyce was a heck of a guy.
that Malloy would entrust such a capable and confident man with so much direct authority and influence.
One more reason to grade Fr. Hesburgh very highly on the leadership scale.