- Date
- 1981
- Kind
- Award
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationsportsfamilycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The combined July–August 1981 issue reported that Mike Masini, descended from Beaver Island’s Gallagher and McDonough clans, had earned a full football scholarship at Notre Dame after walking on and was pursuing pre-med studies.
Evidence limits
The record is a family-authored newspaper profile; it is not an independent Notre Dame roster or scholarship record.
Sources
- Reports that Mike Masini, a descendant of the Gallagher and McDonough clans, received a full Notre Dame football scholarship after three years as a walk-on. It describes his 18 minutes of play in the 1980 season, pre-med studies, and 3.51 grade average, and identifies his family connections. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1981-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1981-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Mike Masini receives Notre Dame football scholarship, 1981”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-mike-masini-notre-dame-football-1981/, accessed [date], citing Kay McDonough Masini, letter to the editor, Beaver Beacon, July–August 1981 combined issue. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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