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Members of the Notre Dame and Southern Calif., football teams engage in a pushing match during the game, October 23, 1971 at South Bend. Pat McGraw of...

Notre Dame defensive back Mike Crotty (17) has little to smile about, while Southern Cal tackle Pete Adams (77) is all smiles after Southern Cal downe...

Sam Cunningham, FB, of Southern Calif., goes over, with legs in the air, for one of California?s touchdowns against Notre Dame, Oct. 23, 1971 in South...

Andy Ruff (20) for Notre Dame goes through the Southern California line for a touchdown in the first quarter Avery Clark (02) LB is in fore ground. (A...

Notre Dame halfback Larry Parker (26) is smothered by Southern Cal. defenders near the goal line, Oct. 23, 1971 in South Bend. (AP Photo/Charles Knobl...

Sam Cunningham, FB, of Southern Calif., goes over, with legs in the air, for one of California's touchdowns against Notre Dame, Oct. 23, 1971 in South...

Sam Cunningham, FB, of Southern Calif., goes over, with legs in the air, for one of California's touchdowns against Notre Dame, Oct. 23, 1971 in South...

Dock Ellis, scheduled to start against the Baltimore Orioles today when Pittsburgh Pirates meet the Birds, Oct. 9, 1971, Baltimore, Md. Ellis walks be...

Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Dock Ellis, stands by his locker in the Pirates dressing room as he tells newsmen the Pirates management doesn't deserve a...

Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Dock Ellis expresses his sentiments about West Division Winners San Francisco Giants, after their win, Thursday, Oct. 1, 19...

Race driver Mark Donahue gives the crowd a victory wave and a flashing smile after winning the pole position and more than $3,000 prize money at the O...

Winds of near hurricane strength shattered windows throughout the metropolitan region including this automobile showroom, Aug. 28, 1971, Queens, New Y...

An unidentified woman tries her hand at the art of puddle jumping on Broadway and 45th Street, Aug. 27, 1971, New York. The rains were caused by the l...

Hiding under a sea of umbrellas these rain-soaked New Yorkers anxiously wait for the right bus on Madison Ave., Aug. 27, 1971, New York. Several inche...

A Bolivian tank confronts demonstrating students in La Paz, Bolivia on August 23, 1971 in an attempt to crush large scale student resistance to Bolivi...

All Tokyo evening newspapers give front page banners on President Nixon's latest step to defend the U.S. economy announced in a tv-radio speech. (AP P...

President Nixon poses Sunday night Aug. 15, 1971 in his White House office after delivering a nationwide television address loaded with economic news....

President Nixon pauses for a moment Sunday night, Aug. 15, 1971 in his White House office as he poses for pictures after delivering a nationwide telev...

Israeli Air Force Phantom Fighter bombers in formation during the annual Air Force Day display at an Israeli Air Force Base somewhere in Israel, July...

Sun bathers and swimmer frolic in the sun at New Yor''s Coney Island on July 18, 1971 despite the warning of the city health commissioner that the wat...

Oregon's Steve Prefontaine, left, winner of the national AAU three-mile championship, has a word of praise for Sid Sink of Bowling Green, Ohio, just a...

Coach Hank Stram, left, of the Kansas City Chiefs football team, presents an award for being an outstanding player in the Super Bowl to Baltimore Colt...

Bianca Perez Morena De Macias from Nicaragua left, walks with French actress Nathalie Delon in streets of St. Tropez, May 11, 1971. Bianca was married...

President Jean Claude Duvalier, center, reviews troops, with Garcia Jacques, right,, April 26, 1971 in Haiti. (AP Photo)

Shirley Temple Black posing while touring the pyramids outside Cairo, Egypt on April 23, 1971. She is on a four day Egyptian tour. (AP Photo/J. Spenc...

Shirley Temple Black took time out to pat a camel on the head while touring the pyramids outside Cairo, Egypt on April 23, 1971. She is on a four day...

Referee attempts to break up skirmish between Toronto Maple Leafs forward Jim Harrison (12) and New York Rangers' forward Vic Hatfield (11) here on A...

Walt Frazier, New York Knicks basketball player in dressing room after game on April 1, 1971 in New York. (AP Photo/David Pickoff)

Interstate 5, a busy multilane highway winding through the heart of Seattle, Wash. on March 30, 1971, is seen by some as an example of bad planning r...

New York Nets superstar Rick Barry sinks one during an American Basketball Association game with the Kentucky Colonels in New York, Wednesday, March 1...

Boxer Mohammad Ali lies grimacing on the canvas after being knocked down by Heavyweight Champion Joe Frazier, front center, in the 15th round, March 8...

Detroit Pistons' Dave Bing protects the ball from Jon McGlocklin of the Milwaukee Bucks in the second quarter of Friday's game in Detroit, March 6, 19...

Actor Marlon Brando, with his hair pulled back in a ponytail, is a picture of deep thought as he left for New York from London's Heathrow Airport, Feb...

A big earthquake and its violence were only five days into history and southern Californians were still waiting for the other shoe to drop'what scient...

Scottish born pop and folk singer Donovan, left, is being backed by a choir of eight unidentified nuns for his latest recordings, February 1971, Rome,...

Gov. Ronald Reagan takes the oath of office for his second term on the Sacramento Capitol steps, Jan. 4, 1971. (AP Photo/Sal Veder)

Artis Gilmore, All American basketball candidate from Jacksonville University, goes up for the score against two wild giraffes at Lion Country Safari,...

Steve Worster, University of Texas fullback, is swarmed by a host of Notre Dame players, Jan. 2, 1971 in Dallas.(AP Photo)

Steve Worster, University of Texas fullback, is swarmed by a host of Notre Dame players, Jan. 2, 1971 in Dallas.(AP Photo)

John Cieszkowski (35) Notr Dame fullback, digs past an upended would-be Texas takler to make a first down, Jan. 1, 1971 in Dallas. (AP Photo)

Texas Longhorn's safety Rick Nabors (41) goes high in the air to intercept a Joe Theisman pass, Jan. 1, 1971 in Dallas.(AP Photo)

Larry Parker (26) Notre Dame halfback, left, rips off a good gain in the Cotton Bowl game with Texas, Jan. 1, 1971 Dallas today.(AP Photo)

Jim Parker (25) of Notre Dame gives Irish fans something to be happy about on an otherwise disastrous here, November 30, 1970 as he eludes Bruce Dyer...

Jim Parker (25) of Notre Dame gives Irish fans something to be happy about on an otherwise disastrous here, November 30, 1970 as he eludes Bruce Dyer...

Jim Parker (25) of Notre Dame gives Irish fans something to be happy about on an otherwise disastrous here, November 30, 1970 as he eludes Bruce Dyer...

Jim Parker (25) of Notre Dame gives Irish fans something to be happy about on an otherwise disastrous here, November 30, 1970 as he eludes Bruce Dyer...

Jim Parker (25) of Notre Dame gives Irish fans something to be happy about on an otherwise disastrous here, November 30, 1970 as he eludes Bruce Dyer...

Tight end Mike Creaney of Notre Dame falls to the ground as he drops a pass from Joe Theismann, November 28, 1970. Charging in on him is linebacker Ke...

Fullback John Cieszkowski of Notre Dame is hauled down by linebacker Kent Carter of Southern California after picking up 13 yards to the USC 43 on a p...

Clarence Davis of Southern California gets a good block from a teammate and scoots around end toward the goalline in the game against Notre Dame in th...