Dan Devine

Daniel John Devine (December 23, 1924 – May 9, 2002) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Arizona State University from 1955 to 1957, the University of Missouri from 1958 to 1970, and the University of Notre Dame from 1975 to 1980, compiling a career college football mark of 173–56–9. Devine was also the head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s Green Bay Packers from 1971 to 1974, tallying a mark of 25–27–4. His 1977 Notre Dame team won a national championship after beating Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Devine was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1985.

Daniel John Devine (December 23, 1924 – May 9, 2002) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Arizona State University from 1955 to 1957, the University of Missouri from 1958 to 1970, and the University of Notre Dame from 1975 to 1980, compiling a career college football mark of 173–56–9. Devine was also the head coach of the National Football League (NFL)'s Green Bay Packers from 1971 to 1974, tallying a mark of 25–27–4. His 1977 Notre Dame team won a national championship after beating Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Devine was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1985. ==Early life and military service== Born in Augusta, Wisconsin, on December 23, 1924, Devine later went to live with an aunt and uncle in Proctor, Minnesota. At Proctor High School, Devine started at quarterback as a freshman and later became known as "The Proctor Flash", a name given to him by his friend Lute Olson. Devine also competed in three other sports during his four years at the school, and graduated in 1942. Devine then enrolled at the Duluth State Teachers College (now the University of Minnesota Duluth), and was team captain of both the basketball and football teams, playing as a 170 lb (77 kg) quarterback. His time at the school was interrupted after enlisting in the Army Air Corps during World War II, where Devine became a B-29 flight officer. He graduated from college in 1948 with a bachelor's degree in history. ==Coaching career== ==Later life and death== Upon retiring, Devine moved back to Arizona and became a fundraiser for Arizona State's Sun Devil Foundation. In 1985, he was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame, later returning to his old school at Missouri in 1992 as athletic director to help navigate the school through financial troubles. Devine was inducted into the inaugural class of the University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991. In 2000, Devine's wife died. His own health began to deteriorate in February 2001, when after undergoing heart surgery, Devine suffered a ruptured aorta. Fifteen months later, on May 9, 2002, he died at home at the age of 77. ==Remembrance and popular culture== Devine was portrayed by actor Chelcie Ross in the film Rudy. In the film, Devine is portrayed in a somewhat unfavorable light, acting as a hindrance to Daniel Ruettiger's dream of dressing for Notre Dame or appearing in a game. Devine was reported to be incensed with how he was portrayed in the film, noting that Devine had planned to allow Rudy to play all along. Devine also maintained that none of the players laid down their jerseys on his desk as a form of protest. Devine was asked by movie producers to allow his dramatized character to "play the heavy," to provide dramatic plot opportunities. While Devine agreed, he later wrote that he did not believe Ross's portrayal would be as antagonistic as it turned out in the finished film. The University of Notre Dame erected a statue of Devine outside of Notre Dame Stadium in 2011. As of 2024, the statue, which depicts Devine holding a football in one hand and pointing upward with his other, sits outside of the stadium's Gate A, also called the Dan Devine Gate. ==Head coaching record== ===College=== ===NFL=== ==Notes== ==References== ==External links==

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