American Coach. Ivan Maisel. The Triumph and Tragedy of Notre Dame Legend Frank Leahy. Ivan Maisel, a well-known ESPN college football personality and writer, has put together an in-depth and sagacious biography that addresses one of the most successful coaches in college football history in his latest book, American Coach . Now it just happens to be a former coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, one of the most storied and renowned schools around the country. The American coach in question is Frank Leahy who had served as a winning head coach at Notre Dame in the 1940’s and 1950’s. Further supporting his rise in life and coaching was his good fortune to have been a member of the Irish football team in the late 1920’s under legendary coach and mentor, Knute Rockne. In his time as the head coach for the fighting Irish, Leahy, much like his mentor, was successful at winning games,...
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