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The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame comprised a group of American football players at the University of Notre Dame under coach Knute Rockne. They were the backfield of Notre Dame's 1924 football team . The players that made up this group were Harry Stuhldreher , Don Miller , Jim Crowley , and Elmer Layden .
Don "Midnight" Miller (March 29, 1902 – July 28, 1979) was an American football player and coach. He was one of the famous "Four Horsemen" of the University of Notre Dame's backfield in 1924, when the Fighting Irish won the 1924 National Title. Miller was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1970.
James Harold "Sleepy Jim" Crowley (September 10, 1902 – January 15, 1986) was an American football player and coach. He gained fame as one-fourth of the University of Notre Dame's legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield where he played halfback from 1922 to 1924. After a brief career as a professional football player, Crowley turned to coaching.
On the 100th anniversary of the Four Horsemen game against Army that helped make the program a national brand, the Irish leaned on quarterback Riley Leonard and running back Jeremiyah Love to ...
The team was led by the legendary backfield known as the "Four Horsemen" consisting of quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, halfbacks Don Miller and Jim Crowley, and fullback Elmer Layden. Notre Dame was ranked No. 1 in the Dickinson System's contemporary final ratings in the system's first year of existence. [2]
Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi climbed to Nos. 6-7-8-9 while Tennessee dropped four spots to No. 10 following its 31-17 loss at Georgia. More: College football TV, radio, web ...
Harry Augustus Stuhldreher (October 14, 1901 – January 26, 1965) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played quarterback at University of Notre Dame from 1922 to 1924, where he was a three-time All-American and member of the legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield.
The nostalgia of these two teams playing at Yankee Stadium 100 years after the fabled “Four Horsemen” of Fighting Irish lore was cool, but it was expected to be an easy Notre Dame win. Not so ...