NOTRE DAME STADIUM | 1930
The first game ever played in this iconic stadium was on October 4, 1930, when Knute Rockne’s Fighting Irish defeated SMU 20-14. Notre Dame would go undefeated that season and win the national championship – one of nine Notre Dame teams to win the championship since the stadium opened. Seven Heisman winners, including the legendary Paul Hornung called this stadium home; as did non-Heisman winner Rudy Ruettiger, for whom the movie “Rudy” was based. “Touchdown Jesus” continues to oversee the stadium from above the end zone each Saturday as memories and legends continue to be made each passing year.
Remember When
On April 8, 1974 - Vin Scully calls Hank Aaron's milestone home run as he passes Babe Ruth for the most career home runs
On April 8, 1974, facing LA Dodgers’ pitcher Al Downing in Atlanta, Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron recorded his 715th career home run, breaking the all-time record held by Babe Ruth. Aaron had a major league career that spanned 23 seasons from 1954-1976. He is the only player to hit at least 30 home runs in 15 different seasons, and he currently holds the all-time career RBI mark of 2,297. Aaron made every all-star team from 1955-1975, and was the 1957 National League’s Most Valuable Player, the only year in which he won the World Series. That season he hit 44 Home Runs, 132 RBIs, scored 118 Runs, and averaged .322