About the Author

Reggie Brooks, a former football All-America running back and graduate of the University of Notre Dame, currently serves as executive director of the Holtz’s Heroes Foundation. Following his record-setting college career, he played four seasons in the NFL before joining the Notre Dame athletics staff in 2008.

John Heisler spent more than 40 years as a member of the University of Notre Dame athletics staff, including 14 years as senior associate athletics director in South Bend. A foremost authority on Fighting Irish history, Heisler has written several books about Notre Dame football, including 100 Things Notre Dame Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.

A Pro Football Hall of Famer, Jerome Bettis played running back at Notre Dame from 1990 to 1992.