Rudy Ruettiger Signed Never Quit Inscription and Nameplate Notre Dame College Navy Football Jersey (JSA)

Persistence and practice pay off. It's a message players hear at every stage - during drills and recovering after a loss - and it's also preserved in sports and pop culture history with Rudy Ruettiger's legacy. Whether you attended Notre Dame in the mid-'70s or saw the 1990s movie, Ruettiger took a less direct route to the Fighting Irish. He spent two years with the U.S. Navy, worked in a power plant and then applied to Notre Dame. Rejected the first time, he tried college at Holy Cross before eventually transferring to his dream school. While dyslexia and low high school grades added obstacles to his academic pursuits, Ruettiger's height posed another challenge when he attempted to join the football team. He made it onto the Fighting Irish's scout squad and, for their final home game in 1975, managed to get in three plays as a defense end - one resulting in a sack against Georgia Tech. While Ruettiger has since embarked on a motivational speaking career, his attitude permanently cemen