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Daniel Eugene Ruettiger (nicknamed "Rudy") was born on August 23, 1948, in Joliet, Illinois. He was the third of 14 children and grew up with his German American family. Ruettiger did not excel scholastically, at least in part due to dyslexia. He attended Joliet Catholic High School and played for locally famous football coach Gordie Gillespie.
Rudy is a 1993 American biographical sports film directed by David Anspaugh.It is an account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at the University of Notre Dame despite significant obstacles.
The biographical movie, directed by David Anspaugh, is an account of Daniel Ruettiger’s early life playing college football at the University of Notre Dame. “My wife [Christine Harrell] was on ...
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The College Football Rudy Award was created by the Rudy Foundation and annually honors a Division I football player who demonstrates what Ruettiger refers to as "The Four C's": character, courage, contribution and commitment as a member of their team. [4] In 2009, a High school Rudy Award was established to honor inspirational athletes at the ...
Pat Murphy is a friend of Rudy Ruettiger and was actually considered for a small role in the 1993 movie. Murphy then explained the role Ruettiger actually tried getting Murphy in the movie.
Nick Nanton is an American director and producer of film and television projects, as well as an author and branding agency executive. He is the co-founder and CEO of DNA Films, through which he has produced and directed a number of documentary films, including Dickie V, Operation Toussaint, Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On, Visioneer, and A New Leash on Life: The K9s for Warriors Story.
He was coached by Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, the Notre Dame football player whose story inspired the movie Rudy. In 1979, Silvestro was on the Dan Devine-coached Notre Dame team that won the Cotton Bowl Classic 35–34 with a dramatic, last-second comeback led by quarterback Joe Montana .