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An otherwise unremarkable game in a decent but equally unremarkable 8-3 season, this matchup with Georgia Tech was later immortalized in the 1993 movie "Rudy." For the uninitiated, Rudy was the screen portrayal of the sentimental journey of Daniel "Rudy" Ruettinger, a walk-on scrub who had endured years of hazing and snide remarks in order to fulfill his everyman's dream of playing for the Irish in Notre Dame Stadium. The Georgia Tech game was the final home game of the season, coach Dan Devine sent him in to the roar of the crowd, and after the game was over, the crowd carried Rudy off the field on its shoulders---an honor which no other Notre Dame player, before or since, has ever received.
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