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No.9

In this Oct. 8, 2011, file photo,
Ara Parseghian walks past
a statue of himself during
ceremonies at the University
of Miami (Ohio), in Oxford,
Ohio.
Associated Press
Former Notre
Dame coach

Ara Parseghian

dies at 94

BY RALPH D. RUSSO
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WRITER
Ara Parseghian reached
the pinnacle of his profes-
sion at Notre Dame and
endured the most pain-
ful personal losses as a fa-
ther and grandfather. He
walked away from coach-
ing at the age of 51 af-
ter winning two national
championships, but never
really left Notre Dame. He
built a legacy through phi-
lanthropy that he hoped
would be far more mean-
ingful than any of his many
victories. Parseghian died
Wednesday at his home in
Granger, Indiana, where
he lived with Katie Par-
seghian, his wife of 68
years. He was 94. Parseghi-
an had recently returned
home after spending more
than a week in a nursing
care facility in South Bend,
Indiana. He was treated for
an infection in his surgically Dodgers’ Kenta Maeda pitches seven
repaired hip, and was still
receiving round-the-clock
care at home. “Among his scoreless innings in win over Braves
many accomplishments,
we will remember him Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda
above all as a teacher, (18) pops up a bunt in the third inning of a baseball
leader and mentor who game against the Atlanta Braves, Tuesday, Aug. 1,
brought out the very best 2017, in Atlanta. The Dodgers (75-31) won their ninth
in his players, on and off in a row.
the field,” Notre Dame
President Rev. John Jenkins Associated Press
said in statement. Page 19
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