Notre Dame Legend Tim Brown Shares Heartfelt Tribute to Gerry Faust

If not for Gerry Faust, then Tim Brown never would have wound up at Notre Dame

Oct 4, 1986; Brimingham, AL, USA; FILE PHOTO; Notre Dame Irish receiver Tim Brown (81) in action against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Legion Field. / Malcolm Emmons-Imagn Images

Of the thousands of football players to ever wear the iconic gold helmets at Notre Dame, few are as memorable as Tim Brown.

Brown of course remains Notre Dame's most recent Heisman Trophy winner, taking home the award in 1987. But if it wasn't for former Notre Dame head coach Gerry Faust, Brown never would have wound up in South Bend.

Gerry Faust died Monday at the age of 89.


Shortly after news of his passing began to circulate, Brown took time to remember and show appreciation for the man that recruited him to Notre Dame.

As I get older, I know these things are going to happen, but it doesn't make it any easier. Today, we lost the man that had the nerve to offer a kid a scholarship who was on a team that won 4 games in 3 years in high school. When no one else saw anything in me, he offered me a

— Tim Brown (@81TimBrown) November 12, 2024

Scholarship. Gerry Faust! RIP coach! And l THANKS!!

— Tim Brown (@81TimBrown) November 12, 2024

Despite his 30-26-1 overall record in five seasons at Notre Dame, few before or since have shared the admiration he had for the university.

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