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Digger Enters Ring of Honor

Posted on by Mike Coffey

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Last Sunday, Notre Dame inducted the seventh member of the Basketball Ring of Honor, former coach Richard “Digger” Phelps. Phelps, the second-winningest coach in the modern era at ND, took the Irish to their only NCAA tournament Final Four. The ACC Digital Network made Digger’s induction one of their “must-see moments” of the week.

Celebrating Our Own Success

Posted on by Mike Coffey

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It doesn’t feel like 40 years since Dwight Clay’s shot ended UCLA’s record 88-game winning streak and propelled Notre Dame basketball to the #1 ranking. But the calendar says it’s so, and Sunday afternoon at Purcell Pavilion, then Irish head coach Richard “Digger” Phelps was inducted into Notre Dame basketball’s Ring of Honor as the…

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