<P> Daniel Ruettiger ( nicknamed `` Rudy '' ) had a hard time in school because he was dyslexic . He was the third of fourteen children . He attended Joliet Catholic High School , where he played for locally famous coach Gordie Gillespie . Ruettiger joined the United States Navy after high school , serving as a yeoman on a communications command ship for two years ; then he worked in a power plant for two years . He applied to Notre Dame , but due to his marginal grades he had to do his early college work at nearby Holy Cross College . </P>
<P> Daniel Ruettiger ( nicknamed `` Rudy '' ) had a hard time in school because he was dyslexic . He was the third of fourteen children . He attended Joliet Catholic High School , where he played for locally famous coach Gordie Gillespie . Ruettiger joined the United States Navy after high school , serving as a yeoman on a communications command ship for two years ; then he worked in a power plant for two years . He applied to Notre Dame , but due to his marginal grades he had to do his early college work at nearby Holy Cross College . </P>
where did rudy go to college before notre dame
where did rudy go to college before notre dame
Holy Cross College
Holy Cross College