Rudy Ruettiger

Rudy Ruettiger
	Ruettiger signing autographs in 2009
No. 45
Position	Defensive end
Class	1976
Major	Sociology
Personal information
Born:	August 23, 1948 (age 76); Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg)
Career history
College	Holy Cross (IN) (1972–1974); Notre Dame (1974–1976);
Bowl games	Orange Bowl (1975); Gator Bowl (1976);
High school	Joliet Catholic

Daniel Eugene Ruettiger (born August 23, 1948) is an American motivational speaker and author who played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. His early life and career at Notre Dame were the inspiration for the 1993 film Rudy.