Digger Phelps
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Digger Phelps is a former American college basketball coach best known for leading the University of Notre Dame to national prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, including multiple upsets of top-ranked teams.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Digger Phelps canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
basketball coach
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human ⓘ television analyst ⓘ |
| almaMater | Rider College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Notre Dame, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Richard F. Phelps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachedTeam |
Fordham Rams men's basketball
NERFINISHED
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania high school basketball teams ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Rider College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
ESPN
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University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
college basketball coaching
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sports broadcasting ⓘ |
| genre |
college basketball
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sports analysis ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Respected status as a prominent Notre Dame basketball figure ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | NCAA Division I men's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Colorful on-air personality as a college basketball analyst
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Upsetting top-ranked teams as Notre Dame head coach ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | ESPN college basketball broadcasting team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Digger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Became one of the most recognizable faces in college basketball media
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Coached Notre Dame to a victory over UCLA ending its 88-game winning streak ⓘ Coached multiple upsets of top-ranked teams while at Notre Dame ⓘ Guided Notre Dame to numerous NCAA tournament appearances ⓘ Helped establish Notre Dame as a national basketball power ⓘ Led Notre Dame to national prominence in men's college basketball in the 1970s and 1980s ⓘ |
| notableWork | Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
college basketball coach
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sports commentator ⓘ |
| position | head coach ⓘ |
| residence | South Bend, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ |
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