Patrick Hoffman Coady (July 11, 1871 in

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– June 18, 1943 in

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) was an

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player and a starting

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for the

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. Unable to sustain the momentum built up by the team's two first-ever victories in 1888–89, the

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program took a two-year hiatus from 1890 to 1891. Pat Coady, the younger brother of Irish quarterback alums Tom and

Ed Coady Edmond Hoffman Coady (May 29, 1867 in Pana, Illinois – April 5, 1890 in South Bend, Indiana) was an American football player and a starting quarterback for the University of Notre Dame, holding the distinction of having presided over the fir ...

, was instrumental in reviving the program in 1892, recruiting a completely new squad of players, and becoming the de facto team captain. The new team played two games in the 1892 season, destroying South Bend High School 56–0, and then rallying from a 4–6 halftime deficit to tie

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at 10–all. Following graduation, Coady settled in

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where he married Helen Hennessy on September 2, 1902. They would later relocate to

where Pat would open a law practice.

References

* Steele, Michael R. ''The Fighting Irish Football Encyclopedia.'' Champaign, IL: Sports Publishing LLC (1996). 1871 births 1943 deaths American football quarterbacks Notre Dame Fighting Irish football players People from Pana, Illinois {{quarterback-stub