The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-19
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 NOtre Danes s Leahy Coach of The Week
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 New York, Nov. Io-tUP) - He came up from the ranks of the un. knowns only three years ago and already he has spent two holidays in the bowls, produced two contenders for the mythical national title and lost only one of 2e regularly scheds uled games. The United Press pre- sents as coach of the week-Frank Leahy, the fighting Irishman of No- tre Dame,
 The football records are filled with success stories-those of Bernie Hierman, Jock Sutherland, the late Howard Jones and many others but none quite like that of the young Irishman who has picked up man. tie left behind by Knute Rockne In 1880, For the first time since Rock died, Notre Dame Is on the way to an undefeated season, and Leahy gets the cheers.
 Played Under R0ckne
 He tore up his contract at Boston College last year after building the Eagles Into national power and carrying them into the Cotton Bowl and Sugar Bowl in just two seasons, He returned to South Bend, where he had played under Rock himself on the wizards last team, and he took up the poorest Irish material on hand in a decade.
 Yet today he has only one more river to cross-the four times beaten Trojans of Southern Calitornia--for his second straight unblemished sea- son and the first such Irish squad In II years, The one last triumph over ., s. Q. will stretch his string to 90 games and give the Notre Dame boys a strong claim to the mythical crown.
 How does Leahy do itP The an- swer to that one comes easily. He does 1t by hard work, steady concen- tration and remarkable singleness of purpose. He mixes his coaching du- ties with journalism and sales work for Q rubber corporation, but In his life football comes first. It always has, since the very first day he en. tered high school in Winner, s. D.
 Earl Walsh, now the backfield coach at Fordham, tutored Leahy in high school and remembers him as a stubborn, hot-tempered youth who was willing to fight anyone and everyone on the field and who wouldn't give up the struggle no matter what the odds. It was in that era that Leahy acquired the winning habit--and he never has lost 1t.
 All-State Llneman
 Before he left high school his team was acclaimed as state champion. He transferred to Central high in Oma- ha, Neh,, and established a reputa- ton as an all-state lineman there. When. he went to Notre Dame he won the freshman football trophy and then injuries began breaking up his career. He spent his last year i930-on the bench and helped Rockne coach.
 Leahy spent several weeks in Mayo Clinic with Rockne when both were ailing and they talked football night and day. Apparently, the young player profited by these sessions for year ago when Notre Dame cast around for new coach the bid didn't go to the CarideoS, the Schwartzes, the Elders and other Irish all-Americas, but to the boy who rode the bench.
 Leahy's coaching career for nine years was unspectacular. He was an assistant at Georgetown then went with Jim Crowley at Michigan State and at Fordham. There he remained until he switched to B. c. in 1889 and promptly took the Eagles to two bowls, losing on.y two of 22 games. At Notre Dame he has done even better-defeated Arizona, Carnegie Tech, Georgia Tech, Indiana, North. western, Navy and Illinois and tying Army in the mud.
 Now in his early thirties, Leahy is well on his way to a place among the greats of his trade. His attack is one of the clevereSt and flashiest in football. He favors passing - all types of passing-and he likes his boys fast and smart and willing to gamble. And apparently Notre Dame likes him. For while his contract hasn't been made public, Leahy plans to stay right in South Bend for quite spell. You see, he has bought s home there and that Is something he never did in Boston,