How much was Hesburgh tempered by the presence

How much was Hesburgh tempered by the presence
by WAislaNDer (2006-02-22 12:59:45)

In reply to: Hesburgh was (is) a genius though not infallible -- posted by omahadomer

of Fr. Joyce as his second in command. To the extent that Hesburgh was either openly or covertly hostile to football and sports, it seems that Joyce was a clear counterbalance. Monk problem (among others) was that he didn't have a Joyce to keep his administration in balance.

TMH once put it best himself.....

"if it weren't for Ned Joyce, I might have bankrupted the place" (paraphrased, but not by much).

Those two were such a team

that it's hard to know where one began and the other ended. Fr. Joyce was a heck of a guy.

Indeed. And for some reason, I'm very skeptical ....

that Malloy would entrust such a capable and confident man with so much direct authority and influence.

One more reason to grade Fr. Hesburgh very highly on the leadership scale.

Monk had Beauchamp--'nuf ced. *