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Irish Echoes: Tom Lieb, Olympic medalist and undefeated stand-in for Knute Rockne

by:Jim Lefebvre•11/04/22•

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On3 image — Tom Lieb was a lineman at Notre Dame and a 1924 Olympic discus thrower who started a football coaching career at Notre Dame under Knute Rockne (Photo provided by Lieb family).

Former Notre Dame lineman and Olympic medalist Tom Lieb was Knute Rockne's undefeated sub in 1929, launching a long coaching career.

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