Comments on: Former Irish TE Dave Casper named to College Football Hall of Fame

By: 9irish

9irish — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:57:15 +0000

the guy was a monster. Most of us can’t even fathom how they played on both sides of the ball then, so that is a very good point.

By: 1historian

1historian — Fri, 18 May 2012 18:29:23 +0000

Leon Hart was pretty good too. The last lineman to win the Heisman.

By: 9irish

9irish — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:24:56 +0000

I can see that, but I haven’t been to it in awhile. Most don’t even know it’s there anyway. Still trying to figure out how it started out in King’s Island, OH. Went to that in like 1985. Progress, I guess.

By: herringbonesports

herringbonesports — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:23:56 +0000

Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.

By: herringbonesports

herringbonesports — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:22:06 +0000

I’m a day late on this, but I have to say after visiting the HOF for the first time during Spring Game weekend I can totally understand the need to ship it out. It’s terribly out of date, poorly organized for flow, and just all around disappointing.

I believe the Atlanta move isn’t until 2014 though and it will be in an area with multiple other museums, which should be nice for a rise in attendance.

The worst of the CFB HOF is that center room with the highlight reel that was cut in 1993 and never changed.There are about 25 ND highlights, 20 MEMPHIS highlights and zero of Tennessee, UCLA, LSU, and many other programs. Unreal.

By: mikes1160

mikes1160 — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:17:38 +0000

At the ’74 Blue-Gold game, I sat right behind Casper as he watched the game with his girlfriend. After about a quarter, he whispered something to her and left abruptly. She then said to a friend, “It’s too upsetting for him.”

Congrats Dave.

By: 9irish

9irish — Wed, 16 May 2012 04:35:36 +0000

First time I ever went to it, it was in Kings Island (Cincinnatti), OH. They need to make up their damn minds. I heard that though, moving it to SEC country, warmer weather, more people passing through. Don’t like the loss of symbolism, however.

By: bernhtp

bernhtp — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:27:07 +0000

It’s moving to Atlanta next year. It has little draw except for ND football weekends. People come to Notre Dame, not to South Bend.

By: 9irish

9irish — Wed, 16 May 2012 02:19:46 +0000

I remember both of them, too, but I was a kid. I remember Ken MacAfee came in like THIRD in the Heisman voting in 77 or 78. Casper was a legendary nemesis with the Raiders….”the ghost to the post”

By the way, what’s this I hear about them moving the Hall of Fame out of South Bend??

By: bernhtp

bernhtp — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:07:04 +0000

Notre Dame has had many truly great tight ends. I was fortunate to go to school with a couple of the very best: Dave Casper and Ken MacAfee.