Last week I had the opportunity to interview former Notre Dame basketball coach, Digger Phelps. Coach Phelps has a new book out, which I read (and literally could not put down) a few weeks ago, and I’d love to share with you the delightful conversation that Digger and I had about Father Hesburgh.
Coach Phelps, why did you want to write a book on Father Ted?
Quite simply, “he coached me. Father Ted was to the priesthood, as Mother Teresa was to her religious community as a nun. When I first met Father Hesburgh, he gave me my job description, which consisted of three rules.