Father Theodore Hesburgh was a Holy Cross priest, a leader in civil rights, a friend of the pope and a president of the University of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987.
Were he alive today, “Fr. Ted” would have celebrated his 100th birthday on Thursday. He is also the subject of a new book by former Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball coach Digger Phelps: “Father Ted Hesburgh: He Coached Me.”
Phelps joined WSBT’s Weekday Sportsbeat on Tuesday and recounted a conversation with Hesburgh that he reproduced in his book.