page_title: List of University of Notre Dame alumni
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: List of University of Notre Dame alumni / Sports
caption_attribution_description: English: Charlie Weis, an American football coach
context_page_description: This list of the University of Notre Dame alumni, includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Notre Dame and its graduate and professional schools. Since the university's founding in 1842, there have been 162 commencement exercises at the university. Although only two degrees were awarded to the first class in 1849, today the living alumni, known collectively as the "Fighting Irish", number near 120,000.
context_section_description: Although Notre Dame is highly ranked academically, it is also strong in athletics, producing a large number of athletes. Over 400 students have gone on to play professional American football in the National Football League, American Football League, or the All-America Football Conference, including recent graduates, like Brady Quinn and Pro Football Hall of Famers like Joe Montana. Additionally, Notre Dame had had 47 former students inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, including football pioneer Knute Rockne. In addition to football, Notre Dame has had a number of athletes go professional, such as Women's National Basketball Association star Skylar Diggins-Smith and National Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski. Notre Dame has also produced a number of Olympians, including current student Mariel Zagunis.
caption: Charlie Weis
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