(1948-08-23) August 23, 1948 (age 75) Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Height
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight
165 lb (75 kg)
Career history
College
Holy Cross (IN) (1972–1974)
Notre Dame (1974–1976)
Bowl games
Orange Bowl (1975)
Gator Bowl (1976)
High school
Joliet Catholic
Daniel Eugene Ruettiger (born August 23, 1948), is an American motivational speaker and author who played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. His early life and career at Notre Dame were the inspiration for the 1993 film Rudy.
at Notre Dame were the inspiration for the 1993 film Rudy. Daniel Eugene Ruettiger (nicknamed "Rudy") was born on August 23, 1948, in Joliet, Illinois....
is named in the honor of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who is famous as the inspiration for the 1993 film Rudy. Ruettiger strived to attend the University...
number of documentary films, including Dickie V, Operation Toussaint, RudyRuettiger: The Walk On, Visioneer, and A New Leash on Life: The K9s for Warriors...
(2016), A New Leash on Life: The K9s for Warriors Story (2018), and RudyRuettiger: The Walk On (2018). Romany has directed multiple productions in different...
RoboCop version of Colonel Sanders. Later that year, Sean Astin played a RudyRuettiger version of the Colonel to commemorate the beginning of the NFL season...
actor Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger (born 1948), American football player, motivational speaker, and inspiration for the film Rudy Rudolph Rudy Sikich (1921–1998)...
commentary about his various memorabilia. Since May 2010, Newton's friend RudyRuettiger had been involved in shooting a documentary on the ranch's transformation...
March also plays during the film's credits. Rudy is a 1993 account of the life of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, who harbored dreams of playing football at...
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Steelers Quarterback of Swiss-German descent, two-time Super Bowl Champion RudyRuettiger – former player at Holy Cross College (1972–1974) and Notre Dame George...
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he was later signed by the NFL's Indianapolis Colts. Daniel Eugene "Rudy" Ruettiger (born August 23, 1948) is a motivational speaker who played college...
skills against RudyRuettiger, a member of the scout team during DiNardo's time at Notre Dame. The football movie Rudy was based on Ruettiger's life. DiNardo's...
Georgia Tech. Ruettiger broke through the line and sacked the Tech quarterback who, coincidentally, was also a Rudy— Rudy Allen. Ruettiger's story of determination...
game marked the sole appearance in an Irish uniform of RudyRuettiger, the subject of the film Rudy. When Georgia Tech joined the Atlantic Coast Conference...
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