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Interview with Notre Dame legend Raghib “Rocket” Ismail, Part 1

Jack Leniart: In preparation for this interview, I was talking with some of my friends about this conversation and one of my buddies jokingly said, “Are you gonna ask him what it’s like to score touchdowns all the time?” I laughed at that a bit, but it kind of made me wonder if anyone has ever asked you that question?

Rocket Ismail: Maybe eight years ago I was at a function in Dallas with some friends. One of our friends was the Pop Warner football team’s coach in the area. Emmitt Smith’s son (Emmitt Smith Jr.