Ara Parseghian, who returned the Notre Dame football program to national prominence in the 1960s and '70s, died Wednesday. He was 94.
Before Parseghian arrived in 1964, Notre Dame struggled through five consecutive seasons without a winning record. The 1963 team won just two games. Parseghian's impact was immediate. The Fighting Irish won their first nine games during his initial campaign and only a 20-17 loss to archrival USC in the season finale prevented them from winning a national championship. His quarterback that year - John Huarte - won the Heisman Trophy.