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Father Ted Hesburgh
Father Ted Hesburgh

Father Ted Hesburgh

He Coached Me
By Tim Bourret, By Digger Phelps

RELIGION

224 Pages, 5 x 8

Formats: Trade Paper, Mobipocket, EPUB, PDF

Trade Paper, $16.95 (US $16.95) (CA $22.95)

ISBN 9781629374734

Rights: WOR

Triumph Books (Jun 2017)

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Overview

The University of Notre Dame is a special place, regarded by many as the world's top Catholic institution of higher learning. Yet its modern reputation for excellence and service is only part of the legacy of Father Theodore Hesburgh, the university's president from 1952 to 1987. Father Ted's influence extended beyond Notre Dame's campus in Northern Indiana. He worked with presidents, Popes, and Martin Luther King, Jr., and his guidance resulted in nuclear nonproliferation, immigration reform, and civil rights legislation. One of the many Domers influenced by Father Ted was Richard "Digger" Phelps, Notre Dame's men's basketball coach from 1971 to 1991. Phelps gives readers a seat at the table with Father Ted, from the basketball locker room in the 1970s to Father Ted's final Mass before he passed away in 2015. This account is an intimate portrait of an unlikely friendship and a rare look at the private moments of a man Digger often describes as "a living saint."

Author Biography

Tim Bourret
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Richard "Digger" Phelps won 393 games in 20 seasons as the men's basketball coach at the University of Notre Dame. Since his retirement from coaching, he provided national commentary on college basketball for CBS and ESPN. Phelps lives in South Bend, Indiana, near the Notre Dame campus. Tim Bourret is the football Sports Information Director for the Clemson Sports Communications Office. A Notre Dame alum, he previously worked in the Notre Dame sports information office and traveled with Digger Phelps and the Fighting Irish to the 1978 Final Four. He is the coauthor of Tales from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Locker Room and Basketball for Dummies. He lives in Seneca, South Carolina

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Past Events

Jun
24
Digger Phelps - "Father Ted Hesburgh" ›
Mishawaka, IN
1:00pm
Apr
21
Digger Phelps - "Father Ted Hesburgh: He Coached Me" ›
Notre Dame, IN
3:00pm
Apr
20
Digger Phelps - "Father Ted Hesburgh: He Coached Me" ›
Notre Dame, IN
7:00pm

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Father Ted Hesburgh: He Coached Me

By Digger Phelps / By Tim Bourret

 

Contact: Bill Ames / Triumph Books / 312.676.4256 / b.ames@triumphbooks.com

 

The University of Notre Dame has an automatic association with excellence. From excellence in athletics to distinction in academics and service, Notre Dame’s impressive reputation wouldn’t be what it is today without the guidance of former university president Father Theodore Hesburgh, who truly lived his life in the service of others.

 

In Father Ted Hesburgh: He Coached Me (Triumph Books, June 2017), Digger Phelps does an excellent job of showing the incredible impact that Father Ted had on those who were lucky enough to know him and countless others who never had the privilege. Father Ted’s amazing ability to inspire people and affect change for the greater good left a legacy of altruism that will be remembered and acted upon by many for years to come. Highlights include:

 

  • A heartfelt remembrance of Father Ted’s funeral and the outpouring of support it inspired
  • Father Ted’s “Starting Five” who most impacted his life and career
  • The final mass Father Ted officiated before he passed away
  • Father Ted’s profound influence on the Civil Rights Movement, immigration reform and nuclear nonproliferation
  • His tenure and impact as university president from 1952-1987

 

Father Ted Hesburgh: He Coached Me is an intimate portrait of an unlikely friendship and a rare look at the private moments of a man Digger often describes as “a living saint.” Phelps gives readers a seat at the table with Father Ted. From the basketball locker room in the 1970s to the final days of his life and everything in between, Phelps illustrates a man whose leadership and influence extends far beyond the confines of South Bend, Indiana.

 

About the Author:

Richard "Digger" Phelps won 393 games in 20 seasons as the men's basketball coach at the University of Notre Dame. Since retiring from coaching, he has worked in President George H.W. Bush's White House administration (1992–93) and provided national commentary on college basketball for CBS and ESPN. Phelps lives in South Bend, Indiana.

 

Tim Bourret, a Notre Dame alum, is the football Sports Information Director for the Clemson Sports Communications Office and coauthor of Tales from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Locker Room and Basketball for Dummies. He lives in Seneca, South Carolina.

 

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