Four Horsemen (American Football) - The Seven Mules

The Seven Mules

After the Horsemen got their name, someone named their line the "Seven Mules." Two members of the line are also in the College Football Hall of Fame. Adam Walsh, from Hollywood, California, was the starting center and team captain. In later years, he coached at Santa Clara University and Bowdoin College and for the Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams. Walsh died in 1985. Edgar Miller was a tackle from Canton, Ohio. He later coached at the United States Naval Academy and died in 1991. Thus, a total of six members of the 1924 Notre Dame team have been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. Another of the "Mules" was Joe Bach who went on to a coaching career that would include two stints as head coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers.