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Inductee
PARSEGHIAN, ARA
PARSEGHIAN, ARA
Born on May 21, 1923
Akron, OH
August 2, 2017 in Granger, IN.
Inducted On
May 5, 1984
Location Inducted
Indianapolis, IN
Region Number
2
Notre Dame
Coach
Akron South
1942
Served in US Navy 2 years, playing football at Great Lakes under Paul Brown.
Miami University, OH
1947
Inducted into the National Footbal Foundation College Football Hall of Fame 1980; color commentator, ABC Sports 1975-1981; television commentator on NCAA College Football 1982-1988; awarded Miami U Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humanities 1978; active in raising research funds for multiple sclerosis after daughter Karan was diagnosed; founder of Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation 1994, for research for Niemann-Pick Type C, a disease without cure that claimed the lives of three of his grandchildren - Michael, Marcia, and Christa.
Wife, Kathleen; children Michael (Cindy), Kristan (James), and Karan (deceased) (James); 6 remaining grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. (Visit www.parseghian.org)
Professional Athletic Background: Played for Cleveland Browns 1948-1949; injury halted his career.

Coaching Experience: Assistant coach under Woody Hayes at Miami 1950, then head coach 1951-1955; head coach at Northwestern University 1956-1963, then at Notre Dame 1964-1974, resigning for health reasons with a ND record of 95-17-4 (.836) and overall record of 170-58-6 (.739).

Coaching Honors: National Championships 1966, 1973; received MacArthur Bowl, symbolic of National Champions, 1964, 1966, 1973; in ND's record books as second most winning coach in history behind Knute Rockne; had victories in Cotton Bowl 1971, Sugar Bowl 1974, and Orange Bowl 1975; named College Co-Coach of the Year by American Football Coaches Assocation 1964; named Coach of the Year by the Football Writers of America, Washington Touchdown Club, Columbus Touchdown Club, Football News (twice), and New York Daily News.