25 Facts About Dan Devine

Daniel John Devine was an American football player and coach.

Dan Devine was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1985.

Dan Devine competed in three other sports during his four years at the school, and graduated in 1942.

Dan Devine graduated from college in 1948 with a bachelor's degree in history.

On February 5,1955, Dan Devine accepted the head coaching position at Arizona State College, now Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona.

In that last season, Dan Devine's team led the nation in total offense and scoring, averaging just under 40 points per game in the latter category.

At first, Dan Devine was reluctant to accept the position; his flight to Missouri had developed engine trouble.

Dan Devine left Missouri with the second most number of wins as coach in school history, behind only Faurot.

Dan Devine is third after Gary Pinkel passed him in 2013.

Dan Devine acknowledged the pressure of the position but had the benefit of not immediately following legendary coach Vince Lombardi.

Midway through his last season as Packers head coach in 1974, Dan Devine engineered a memorable trade in which Green Bay exchanged two 1st round picks, two 2nd round picks, and a 3rd round pick for 34-year-old quarterback John Hadl from the Los Angeles Rams.

Dan Devine's wife was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis during the season.

Dan Devine's departure was controversial, as the Packers' board of directors were prepared to buy Devine out of his contract, but Devine told them that he was going to return to coach the team in 1975.

Dan Devine asked for his last season's paycheck to come in advance, and after it was given to him, he announced his resignation.

Dan Devine had been a leading candidate for the head coaching job at Notre Dame in 1964 when Ara Parseghian was hired.

Dan Devine's lasting achievement came midway through this run when the Fighting Irish won the 1977 national championship, led by junior quarterback Joe Montana.

Dan Devine added names to the players' jerseys on a permanent basis when he took over at Notre Dame.

Dan Devine's teams won three bowl games, including consecutive Cotton Bowl Classics.

Dan Devine was involved in a game while at Notre Dame whose ending resulted in a rule change still in effect today.

Dan Devine moved back to Arizona and became a fundraiser for Arizona State's Sun Devil Foundation.

Dan Devine was inducted into the inaugural class of the University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991.

Dan Devine was portrayed by actor Chelcie Ross in the film Rudy.

Dan Devine was reported to be incensed with how he was portrayed in the film, noting that he had planned to allow Rudy to play all along.

Dan Devine maintained that none of the players laid down their jerseys on his desk as a form of protest and if anyone had, they would have been kicked off the squad.

Dan Devine was asked by movie producers to allow his dramatized character to "play the heavy," to provide dramatic plot opportunities.