Sept. 30, 2004
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Former University of Notre Dame quarterback Tony Rice and former Irish wide receiver Bobby Brown will sign autographs Saturday from 11:00 a.m.-noon (EST) in the Joyce Center Fieldhouse. Both men will be available to meet with visiting fans as part of the “Notre Dame Experience,” an interactive fan festival for each of the 2004 home football games. The “Notre Dame Experience” combines the Notre Dame Alumni Association Hospitality Center with interactive inflatables, photo booths, autograph sessions, Notre Dame football trivia and stage activities.
Rice was one of the cornerstones on Notre Dame’s 1988 national championship team which went 12-0 and defeated West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl. He holds the school records for rushing yardage by a quarterback in a season (884 in 1989) and a career (1,921), ranking 16th among all Irish players in the latter category. Rice also stands sixth in school history with 4,882 yards of total offense.
Brown was a three-year starter for the Irish from 1997-99, collecting a career-best 45 receptions for 543 yards in 1997. His 45 catches tied him with Tim Brown for the ninth-highest single-season total in school history. Brown also boasts one of the top single-game receiving efforts in Notre Dame annals, catching 12 passes for 208 yards at Pittsburgh in 1999. Those 12 receptions remain tied for the second-highest total ever by an Irish wide receiver. Brown currently serves as the co-host of “The Official Notre Dame Football Coaches’ Radio Show,” which airs every Monday at 7:00 p.m. (EST) on U93-FM (92.9) in South Bend and can also be heard worldwide on the official Notre Dame athletics web site (www.und.com).
Gates to the Joyce Center Fieldhouse will open three hours prior to kickoff and will remain open until one hour after the game ends. Admission is free for all “Notre Dame Experience” events.
Notre Dame (3-1) continues its three-game homestand Saturday at 1:30 p.m. (EST) against No. 15 Purdue at Notre Dame Stadium. That game will be televised nationally by NBC.
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