| Irish in the NFL | |
|---|---|
| NFL Draft Selections | |
| Total selected: | 471 |
| First picks in draft: | 5 |
| 1st Round: | 63 |
| NFL Achievements | |
| In the Super Bowl: | 45 |
| Won the Super Bowl: | 36 |
| Hall of Famers: | 10 |
Since the NFL began drafting players in 1936, 471 Notre Dame football players have been selected by NFL teams. Additionally, Notre Dame has had 63 players selected in the first round of the NFL draft, including five overall number one picks. Of the 46 Super Bowls competed, only 14 teams have won the event without an Irish player on the roster. Looking at both participating team rosters, there have only been five Super Bowls that did not feature at least one former Notre Dame player on either team's roster - Denver vs. Atlanta, 1999; Dallas vs. Buffalo, 1994; Washington vs. Denver, 1988; Dallas vs. Denver, 1978; and Baltimore vs. Dallas, 1971. Eleven former players have won multiple Super Bowls: Mark Bavaro, Rocky Bleier, Nick Buoniconti, Eric Dorsey, Dave Duerson, David Givens, Terry Hanratty, Bob Kuechenberg, Joe Montana, Steve Sylvester and Justin Tuck.
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“I was the rector’s son, born to the anglican order,
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The Chichesters knelt in marble at the end of a transept
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—Louis MacNeice (1907–1963)