The Idea Blog

Last week, High Point University hosted Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger as part of their cultural enrichment series. He is one of the most famous graduates of Notre Dame as he was immortalized in the film Rudy. His experience of overcoming incredible odds to reach his dream of playing football for the Fighting Irish is one of the greatest inspirational stories in sports. I think kids can really benefit from such powerful stories - not just in athletics but as life lessons too, so I had my son Ethan, 10, join me. After he got over the fact that the real Rudy doesn’t look like the actor Sean Astin, he really enjoyed it. We were fortunate enough to meet him and get his autograph. It was a great presentation. My thanks to Chris Dudley and High Point University for hosting this event for the whole Triad community.