Something old, something new ...
Something gold, something blue.
That's how you might describe the Green Bay Packers' connection to the 2008 spring football game at the University of Notre Dame.
Packers running back Ryan Grant has been named one of six honorary coaches for the Blue-Gold Game on April 19. He's representing Fighting Irish players of the 2000s. He was only the seventh player to rush for 1,000 yards at Notre Dame and is 12th on the school's career rushing list with 2,220 yards.
Jim Morse, a halfback who was the Packers' 13th-round pick in the 1957 NFL draft, will represent Notre Dame players of the 1950s. He captained the Fighting Irish in 1956.
Two of Morse's teammates also were drafted by the Packers in 1957. They had the top pick in that draft and chose Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung, then chose center Ed Sullivan in the 12th round. Neither Morse nor Sullivan made the Packers.
-- Jeff Ash, jash@greenbaypressgazette.com
That's how you might describe the Green Bay Packers' connection to the 2008 spring football game at the University of Notre Dame.
Packers running back Ryan Grant has been named one of six honorary coaches for the Blue-Gold Game on April 19. He's representing Fighting Irish players of the 2000s. He was only the seventh player to rush for 1,000 yards at Notre Dame and is 12th on the school's career rushing list with 2,220 yards.
Jim Morse, a halfback who was the Packers' 13th-round pick in the 1957 NFL draft, will represent Notre Dame players of the 1950s. He captained the Fighting Irish in 1956.
Two of Morse's teammates also were drafted by the Packers in 1957. They had the top pick in that draft and chose Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung, then chose center Ed Sullivan in the 12th round. Neither Morse nor Sullivan made the Packers.
-- Jeff Ash, jash@greenbaypressgazette.com
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