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Rudy’s Inspirational Journey to Success

In the 1960s in Joliet, Illinois, Daniel Eugene “Rudy” Ruettiger dreams of playing football at Notre Dame. However, he lacks the grades and money to attend along with the talent and physical stature to play major college football. Following high school, Rudy works at a steel mill with his father, a Notre Dame fan, and his older brother. When his supportive best friend Pete is killed in a mill explosion, Rudy decides to follow his dream.

Rudy’s Determination and Resilience

In 1972, Rudy visits Notre Dame but is academically ineligible to enroll. With the help of local priest and former Notre Dame president Father John Cavanaugh, Rudy enrolls at nearby Holy Cross College, hoping to transfer. He approaches Fortune, head groundskeeper at Notre Dame Stadium, and is given a job. Homeless, Rudy sneaks into Fortune’s office through a window to sleep on a cot; initially indifferent to Rudy’s plight, Fortune later leaves him with blankets and a key to the office. Rudy learns that Fortune, despite working at the stadium for years, has never seen a Notre Dame football game.

Rudy befriends teaching assistant D-Bob, who helps him study in return for Rudy’s helping him socially with girls. D-Bob tests Rudy for a learning disability; the results indicate that Rudy suffers from dyslexia, which he then overcomes to become a better student. At Christmas, Rudy returns home to find that his family appreciates his college academic achievements, but his older brother Frank still mocks Rudy for his attempts to play college football. Rudy persists, and even losing his girlfriend to his older brother Johnny does not deter him.

Rudy’s Triumph on the Field

After two years at Holy Cross and three rejections from Notre Dame, Rudy is finally admitted and attends football tryouts in the hope of making the team as a “walk-on”. Assistant coach Warren warns the walk-ons that 35 scholarship players will not even make the “dress roster” of players who take the field during games. However, Coach Joe Yonto notices Rudy’s determination and gives him a spot on the daily practice squad. Rudy tells Fortune and persuades him to promise to see Rudy’s first game.

Rudy’s hard work and dedication in practice convinces head coach Ara Parseghian to let him suit up for one home game in his senior year. However, Parseghian retires following the 1974 season and is replaced by former Green Bay Packers head coach Dan Devine, who refuses to put Rudy on the game-day roster. Frustrated by not being on the dress list for the last home game, Rudy quits the team.

Rudy’s Unforgettable Moment of Glory

Fortune finds a distraught Rudy and reveals that he had actually played for Notre Dame years earlier. However, Fortune quit the team because he felt his skin color kept him from playing; Fortune has regretted this decision ever since. Reminded that he has nothing to prove to anyone but himself and will forever regret quitting, Rudy returns to the team. Each of his fellow seniors, led by team captain and All-American Roland Steele, lines up to lay his jersey on Devine’s desk. Each player requests that Rudy be allowed to dress in his place for the season’s final game. Devine lets Rudy suit up against Georgia Tech.

With Rudy’s family and D-Bob in attendance, Steele invites Rudy to lead the team onto the field, and Fortune is there to see the game as promised. With Notre Dame leading 17–3 in the fourth quarter, Devine sends all the seniors into the game except Rudy, despite Steele’s and the assistant coaches’ urging. Fans are aware of Rudy’s goal from a story in the student newspaper, and a “Rudy!” chant begins in the stadium. Hearing this, the Notre Dame offense, led by tailback Jamie O’Hara, overrules Devine’s call for victory formation and scores a quick touchdown. This gives defensive player Rudy a chance to get in the game and be entered onto the Fighting Irish roster. Devine finally lets Rudy play on the Notre Dame kickoff to Georgia Tech. Rudy stays in for the final play, sacks the Georgia Tech quarterback, and is carried off the field on his teammates’ shoulders to cheers from the stadium.

Rudy’s Legacy and Continued Inspiration

An epilogue states that since 1975, no other Notre Dame player has been carried off the field as of the time of the film’s release in 1993. Rudy graduated in 1976, and five of his younger brothers went on to earn college degrees.

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