- Pat Coady
Patrick H. Coady (born
July 11 ,1867 inPana, Illinois ; diedJune 18 ,1943 inLos Angeles, California ) was anAmerican football player and a startingquarterback for the University of Notre Dame.Unable to sustain the momentum built up by the team's two first-ever victories in 1888-89, the Notre Dame football program took a two-year hiatus from 1890-91. Pat Coady, the younger brother of Irish quarterback alums Tom and
Ed Coady , was instrumental in reviving the program in 1892, recruiting a completely new squad of players, and becoming the de-facto team captain.The new team played two games in the 1892 season, destroying South Bend High School 56-0, and then rallying from a 4-6 halftime deficit to tie
Hillsdale College at 10-all.Following graduation, Coady settled in
Paris, Illinois where he married Helen Hennessy onSeptember 2 ,1902 . They would later relocate toLos Angeles, California where Pat would open a law practice.References
* Steele, Michael R. "The Fighting Irish Football Encyclopedia." Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC (1996).
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