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Word of Life (often called "Touchdown Jesus") is a mural by American artist Millard Sheets on the side of Hesburgh Library, on the University of Notre Dame campus in Notre Dame, Indiana. The artwork measures 134 feet (41 m) high and 68 feet (21 m) wide.
What is 'Touchdown Jesus'? "Touchdown Jesus" is a mural that sits on the campus of Notre Dame, and which can be seen from inside Notre Dame Stadium in the direction of the north end zone. It was ...
The library's exterior façade that faces the university's football stadium includes a large, 134-foot (41 m) by 68-foot (21 m) mural called Word of Life, or more commonly known as Touchdown Jesus. As of 2009, the library ranked as the 61st largest collection among research universities in the United States, with an estimated 3.39 million volumes.
Touchdown Jesus may refer to: Word of Life or Touchdown Jesus, a mural visible from Notre Dame Stadium, in Notre Dame, Indiana; King of Kings or Touchdown Jesus, a statue that was on the east side of Interstate 75 near Monroe, Ohio "Touchdown Jesus", a song from Tim McGraw's Emotional Traffic album
FILE - A Notre Dame flag waves in the wind in front of the The Word of Life Mural, aka "Touchdown Jesus," on the Hesburgh Library before an NCAA college football game between Notre Dame and ...
The nickname "Touchdown Jesus" is more commonly associated with a raised-arm mural of Jesus on the Notre Dame campus in South Bend, Ind. that can be seen from the football stadium.
The mural's nickname is derived from Jesus' upraised arms, which are similar in appearance to the raised arms of a referee signifying a touchdown. The expansion of the stadium in the late 1990s partially obscured the view of the mural from the playing field. The Word of Life mural was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howard V. Phalin of Winnetka, Illinois.
(1964) Word of Life mural – A large mural on the side of the Hesburgh Library at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Commonly known among football fans as Touchdown Jesus because of its depiction of Jesus with upraised arms, similar to the official's signal for a touchdown. [12]