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Rudy Ruettiger Expo
Name: Rudy Ruettiger ExpoDate: March 21, 2018Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CDTEvent Description:Join Rudy Ruettiger for an expo including great vendors and cool giveaways! Rudy will share his story at 7:00.
Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger, immortalized in the 1993 film that chronicles his dream of playing football for the University of Notre Dame, comes to Tarleton State University on March 20 and 21.
Ruettiger’s visit is part of the fifth annual Dr. Wendell Sadler Distinguished Scholar Series, hosted by Tarleton’s Department of Kinesiology and sponsored by Focused Post Acute Care Partners.
The third of 14 children, Rudy landed a spot with Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish despite obstacles and discouragement, carving his name into the history books as one of the university’s most famous graduates. As fans cheered “RU-DY, RU-DY,” he sacked the quarterback in the last 27 seconds of the only play in the only game of his college football career.
No other player in Notre Dame’s history has been carried off the field on the shoulders of his teammates.
The Kinesiology Expo will feature vendors from various wellness organizations as well as universities offering advanced degrees in physical therapy, occupational therapy, clinical exercise, athletic training and more.
In concert with Tarleton’s Day of Service, those who attend Rudy’s Wednesday evening presentation are encouraged to bring two handfuls of change to support CFC International—a nonprofit organization founded by parents of children with cardio-facio-cutaneous syndrome—and to honor Jacoby Conger.
The son of Tarleton Baseball Coach Bryan Conger, Jacoby was diagnosed with CFC just before he turned 8. Read more about CFC and the Conger family on pages 22 through 24 in the winter 2017 issue of Tarleton magazine at http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/495c4022.
2 Professional Development points available!
The Distinguished Scholar Series is named in honor of Dr. Wendell Sadler—in his 25th year at Tarleton as a kinesiology professor—for his unyielding commitment to the development of academic scholars.