Speaker Profile

Ara Raoul Parseghian

Ara Parseghian

Organization: Notre Dame

Role: Coach

Sport: Football

Speaking Year: 1979

Ara Raoul Parseghian (May 21, 1923 – August 2, 2017) was an American football player and coach who guided the University of Notre Dame to national championships in 1966 and 1973. He is noted for bringing Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish football program from years of futility back into a national contender in 1964 and is widely regarded alongside Knute Rockne and Frank Leahy as a part of the “Holy Trinity” of Notre Dame head coaches.