Alabama and Notre Dame had played each other in a major New Year's Day bowl game the previous year. They were selected to play a rematch in another New Year's Day bowl game.
A rumor was started that Coach Ara Parseghian was not going to coach in the game because he had decided to become a Catholic Priest. When asked why he said. " I would rather bare the cross than to cross the Bear(Al Coach Bear Bryant).
[This joke was submitted by the Rev. Dr. Rodney Callahan.]
A rumor was started that Coach Ara Parseghian was not going to coach in the game because he had decided to become a Catholic Priest. When asked why he said. " I would rather bare the cross than to cross the Bear(Al Coach Bear Bryant).
[This joke was submitted by the Rev. Dr. Rodney Callahan.]