Fighting Irish champs reunite

Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2014 2:40 pm

Numerous members of the 1966 national champion Notre Dame football team gathered at the Coral House in Baldwin last week with Rep. Peter King, fourth from left, and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, fifth from left.

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Rocky Bleier spoke of the great success that the 1966 Notre Dame football team had. He also touched on his military service career during the Vietnam War.

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Rep. Peter King, left, with 1966 Notre Dame national champions Terry Hanratty, center and Rocky Bleier enjoyed the performances.

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The Nassau County Pipe and Drum performed for the people in attendance.

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Members of the national champion 1966 Notre Dame football traveled to Baldwin last week to take part in a reunion of sorts and to honor Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford), who graduated from law school at Notre Dame in 1968.

Four time Super Bowl champions Rocky Bleier and Terry Hanratty joined their fellow Fighting Irish football teammates at the Coral House on Milburn Avenue on Aug. 21.

Bleier, a member of the four-time Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers who spearheaded the backfield alongside NFL Hall-of-Famer Franco Harris, was severely wounded while serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He determinedly came back to play in the National Football League and enjoyed a stellar career. Hanratty, an All-American quarterback for the Fighting Irish, also played for Pittsburgh, serving as backup to starting quarterback Terry Bradshaw on the legendary 1970’s Steeler teams.

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