<P> After working as hard as possible and showing that he was willing to work as much as he needed to, Ruettiger earned a place on the Notre Dame scout team, a practice squad that helps the varsity team practice for games . Merv Johnson was the coach who was instrumental in keeping Rudy on as a scout - team player . </P> <P> After the 1974 season, Notre Dame coach Parseghian stepped down, and former Green Bay Packers coach Dan Devine was named head coach . In Ruettiger's last opportunity to play for Notre Dame at home, Devine put him into a game as defensive end against Georgia Tech on November 8, 1975 . In the movie Rudy, Devine is given a somewhat antagonistic role, not wanting Ruettiger to dress for his last game . In the real life scenario, however, it was Devine who came up with the idea to dress Ruettiger . In the final play of Ruettiger's senior season with the Fighting Irish, he recorded a sack, which is all his Notre Dame stat line has ever shown . Ruettiger actually played for three plays . The first play was a kickoff, the second play was an incomplete pass, and on the third (and final) play he sacked Georgia Tech quarterback Rudy Allen . Ruettiger was carried off the field by his teammates following the game . </P> <P> Ruettiger was one of two players in Notre Dame history to ever be carried off the field by his teammates . The other is Marc Edwards in 1995 . </P> <P> The inaugural 2007 College Football Rudy Award was held on January 8, 2008 at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee . The College Football Rudy Award was created by the Rudy Foundation and honors Division I football players who demonstrate what Ruettiger refers to as "The Four C's": character, courage, contribution, and commitment as a member of their team . The 2007 award was presented to Terry Clayton of the University of Kentucky Wildcats and the 2008 award was presented to Drew Combs of the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs . The 2009 award - winner was LeVon Morefield of University of Akron Zips, and in 2010 it went to Mark Herzlich of the Boston College Eagles . </P>

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