April 3, 2024
Rare T-Shirt from the hiring of George O'Leary as head coach at Notre Dame
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Rare T-Shirt from the hiring pep rally to welcome George O'Leary as head coach at Notre Dame. The shirt is in mint condition and never worn. Size Large In 2001, O'Leary left Georgia Tech to take over as the head coach for the University of Notre Dame . A few days after he was hired, inaccuracies were discovered in his published biographical sketch. In the biographical sketch, it stated that O'Leary had earned a master's degree from " NYU -Stony Brook University ," a non-existent institution and actually two separate institutions over 50 miles apart. [9 ] In fact, he had taken only two courses at SUNY - Stony Brook, and never graduated. [10 ] He also claimed that he had earned three letters in football at the University of New Hampshire , when the school claimed he had not even played in one game.O'Leary said in a statement released that day, "Due to a selfish and thoughtless act many years ago, I have personally embarrassed Notre Dame, its alumni and fans." [11 ]O'Leary blamed the inaccuracies on " resume padding " that had followed him through his career, admitting: "In seeking employment I prepared a resume that contained inaccuracies regarding my completion of course work for a master's degree and also my level of participation in football at my alma mater. These misstatements were never stricken from my resume or biographical
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