10 Facts About Terry Brennan

Terence Patrick Brennan was an American college football player and coach.

Terry Brennan went on to play halfback at the University of Notre Dame from 1945 to 1948, graduating in 1949.

Terry Brennan's wife died in 2001, following fifty years of marriage.

Terry Brennan returned to Notre Dame in 1953 as freshman football coach and succeeded Frank Leahy as head coach the following year.

Terry Brennan was succeeded as Notre Dame's head coach by Joe Kuharich.

Terry Brennan served as player conditioning coach for baseball's Cincinnati Reds during spring training in 1959 and eventually joined a Chicago investment banking firm.

Terry Brennan is a member of the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame and was elected to the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame in 1981.

Terry Brennan was the author of the book Though The Odds be Great or Small, about the 1957 Notre Dame football season, which was published in 2021.

Terry Brennan died on September 7,2021, at the age of 93.

Terry Brennan is survived by his wife, six children, 25 grandchildren, and 32 great-grandchildren.