Recently, Athlon Sports put out a Top 50 players of the last 50 years list and Notre Dame was shut out. I’m not going to spend a ton of time complaining about that, because really who cares? Do I think a school that won three national titles–and finished second three other times–over that time frame should have one player included? Yes I do. Not because they “deserve it”, but because great players tend to play on great teams. Other people disagree, and that’s fine.
That left me wondering, “who is the best player Notre Dame has had in the last 30 years?