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Aug 23, 2020 · Montana claims the three players carried Rudy off the field sarcastically, not in celebration. Rudy screenwriters fabricated the jersey scene, the chanting never happened, and the iconic ending wasn’t even accurate.
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Jul 23, 2023 · The crowds roared as Ruettiger’s teammates carried him off the field on their shoulders. Not only had Rudy Ruettiger’s dreams been realized — but he’d become a Notre Dame legend. And Hollywood took notice. According to Ruettiger himself, the movie (in which he appears as a fan during the last scene) was 92 percent accurate.
Jan 6, 2022 · And it was Montana’s absence on the field that gave “Rudy” the opportunity to replace him on the roster. On Nov. 8, 1975, “Rudy” recorded a sack on the final play of the game and was carried off the field after the win.
Dec 27, 2019 · Some claim they were there for Rudy's Nov. 8, 1975, sack of Georgia Tech quarterback Rudy Allen as time expired and he was carried off the field by a handful of teammates; others, like...
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Ruettiger actually played for three plays: a kickoff, an incomplete pass, and on the third play (the game's final play), he sacked Georgia Tech quarterback Rudy Allen. [6] [7] Ruettiger was carried off the field by his teammates following the game, the first player in Notre Dame history to do so.
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Mar 8, 2024 · Rudy graduated from Notre Dame in 1976 feeling as though he had accomplished his lifelong dream at the age of 25. After the remarkable moment in which he was carried off the field by his teammates, the first Norte Dame player to have ever received that honorable treatment, Rudy was determined to share his story.
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