Rudy

Made famous by the movie “Rudy”, where he was played by Sean Astin, Rudy Ruettiger‘s college football career must be one of the best motivational stories to ever have been told.

Growing up, Ruettiger dreamed of playing for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish American football team. He was considered to be short (5’6”) and certainly not a typical American football player.

But after some extreme levels of hard work, Ruettiger managed to get on to the Notre Dame scout team, helping the varsity team practise for games.

Ruettiger was noted for his levels of hard work and desire to play for the team, and coach Dan Devine decided to put Ruettiger in to the final game he could possibly play in.

Ruettiger ended up getting a sack on the game’s final play, and became the first player in Notre Dame football history to be carried off the field by his teammates.