Former College Basketball Coach; Former ESPN Analyst
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Digger Phelps was born July 4, 1941 and was the coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish basketball team in the 1970s, 1980s, and part of the 1990s. The nickname "Digger" derives from his birthplace of Beacon, New York, where his father owned a funeral service. Professional baseball player Jamie Moyer is his son-in-law. He is an analyst on ESPN's College GameNight.
Phelps began his coaching career in 1963 as a graduate assistant at Rider College (now Rider University), where he had played basketball. After a move to St. Gabriel's High School in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, he obtained his first full assistant job in 1966 at the University of Pennsylvania. His first head coaching job came in 1970 at Fordham University. After leading the Fordham Rams to a 26-3 record in the 1970-71 season, he was named head coach at the University of Notre Dame.
During his 20 seasons at Notre Dame (1971-91), his teams went 393-197, with 14 seasons of 20 wins or more. In 1978, Notre Dame made its only Final Four to date. His most-remembered game was on January 19, 1974, when the Fighting Irish scored the last 12 points of the game to defeat top-ranked UCLA 71-70, ending the Bruins' record 88-game winning streak. He shares the NCAA record for most upsets over a #1 team at seven.
Phelps got his first broadcasting experience when he served as commentator for ABC Spots' basketball coverage at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
In 1992, he began his broadcasting career as he announced color commentary for that year's NCAA tournament for CBS. He joined ESPN the next season and has been with them ever since as a college basketball studio and game analyst.
Phelps announced during the 4/7/14 broadcast of "College GameDay" that he is leaving ESPN.
"I spent 20 years at Notre Dame as a coach and now 20 years here at ESPN doing a great job with all you people. And now it's time for me to move forward, and this will be my last time on TV," Phelps said.
Phelps added: "It's been a great run. Twenty years is always my target for everything, and it's time to move forward."
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