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Gerry Faust won more hearts than games during his time as Notre Dame's head coach in the early 1980s, going 30-26-1 in the five years before the hiring of Lou Holtz. The legendary prep coach compiled a 174-17-2 record at Cincinnati's Moeller High School before succeeding Dan Devine to become Notre Dame's 24th head coach. Faust later coached at the University of Akron before retiring in 1994. John Heisler is Notre Dame's associate athletic director for media relations, broadcast properties and content scheduling. Heisler joined the Notre Dame sports information staff in 1978 and was promoted to associate director in 1982 and sports information director in 1988. A graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, Heisler assisted Lou Holtz on his 1989 book The Fighting Spirit and edited the 2001 book Quotable Rockne. Bob Logan is a longtime Chicago Tribune and Daily Herald writer who grew up in Philadelphia listening to Notre Dame radio broadcasts during Frank Leahy's dynasty years. He covered the Notre Dame beat during Lou Holtz's championship 1988 season.Faust, Gerry is the author of 'Gerry Faust's Tales From The Notre Dame Sideline', published 2004 under ISBN 9781582613994 and ISBN 1582613990.
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