When people think of Notre Dame football, they think of a long tradition of excellence. This tradition of excellence begins with the long line of great Notre Dame quarterbacks. Even in the years where running backs starred ahead of the quarterback, a good signal-caller was still required if you wanted to win championships. That’s why Notre Dame has had such a long history of excellence; their tradition of great quarterback play.
This is a tradition that is well worth recognition. It’s good to recognize the great quarterbacks of a program if only to remind oneself of what the Notre Dame gold standard should be.