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October 18, 2007

Fib one for the Gipper

Ap In an Oct. 10 story about the exhumation of George Gipp's remains for a DNA test, The Associated Press, relying on information from Gipp's hometown, erroneously reported he scored 83 touchdowns for Notre Dame. Gipp scored 21 touchdowns and passed for eight others, according to the university's sports information office. Link

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October 18, 2007 at 08:00 AM in Wire service |

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