Gerard "Gerry" Anthony Faust (born May 21, 1935 in Dayton, Ohio), also known as "Fuzzy" Faust, is the former football coach at the University of Notre Dame from 1981 to 1985. Before beginning his coaching career, Faust enjoyed a successful stint as quarterback at the University of Dayton, where he played for a time under former Notre Dame coach Hugh Devore. He actually wanted very much to go to Notre Dame and was offered a partial scholarship, bu...
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Gerard "Gerry" Anthony Faust (born May 21, 1935 in Dayton, Ohio), also known as "Fuzzy" Faust, is the former football coach at the University of Notre Dame from 1981 to 1985. Before beginning his coaching career, Faust enjoyed a successful stint as quarterback at the University of Dayton, where he played for a time under former Notre Dame coach Hugh Devore. He actually wanted very much to go to Notre Dame and was offered a partial scholarship, but in the end enrolled at Dayton, where he graduated in 1958.
Faust had a highly successful run at Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio (1962-80), where he built the program from scratch. The Crusaders under Faust had a 178-23-2 record and included seven unbeaten seasons, four national prep titles, and five Ohio state titles in his last six seasons.
It was his amazing record, sound ethics and the quality football players from Moeller who later played at Notre Dame, that led Notre Dame officials to take a calculated gamble and hire him when...
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