In Memoriam: Ronald Michael Dushney ’69 (1947

Ron graduated from Blakely High School in Peckville, Pa., in 1964, where he excelled as a running back. The following year Ron enrolled at Bordentown Military Institute (Bordentown, N.J.) for one year and was an All-American, All-State, and All-Prep as the leading scorer on the school’s undefeated team. He earned a scholarship on Ara Parseghian’s second recruiting class in 1965 and played fullback for the Irish varsity for three seasons (1966–69). Below is a story about him that appeared in today’s ‘The Citizen’s Voice’ (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.). Requiescat in pace, Ron Dushney.

Click here for link at https://notredameclassof1969blog.blogspot.com/2021/03/in-mem

Thanks! I remember Dushney while watching the games on TV

Great Read. I very much enjoyed reading Terry Hanratty's 50th Reunion speech, talking about Dushney and his other classmates/teammates.

Thanks. He was always kind to this freshman. *

the last of the Bordentown Military players recruited to ND

Bordentown Military Prep football players at ND

*1960 ND recruiting class:

Paul Costa FB Portchester NY

Costa was so fast for his size (6'4 240) that Kurarich didn't know what to do with him...so Joe put him in his infamous 'Elephant Backfield' at HB

Big Paul was also ND's top kick returner

Ara finally switched Costa to DE, where Costa was a demon in '64 until hurt....long NFL career
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*1961 ND recruiting class

Tom Longo QB Lyndhurst NJ
Jerry Tubnis HB Niagara NY
John Atamian G Niagara NY

Longo led Bordentown to the Prep School National Championship

Longo was a starting CB at ND for Ara/Atamian a starting OG
Longo played for the NY Giants in the NFL

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*1962 ND recruiting class

Phil Sheridan E Rutherford NJ

Sheridan was captain of the '65 Irish varsity

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*1963 ND Recruiting class

Jim Kelly Qb Rutherford NJ

Kelly was supposed to bring his Bordentown roommate with him to ND -Floyd Little HB...but things didn't work out that way...damn

Kelly was a reserve DB
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*1965 ND Recruiting class

Ron Dushney FB Peckville Pa (see link)

starting fullback for Ara's Irish in the late 60's...always seemed to move the chains when he carried on those short yardage situations in those Sunday morning ND replays

RIP Ron

Click here for link at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37893622/the-tribune/

Great info. Thanks. *

Senior on the first ND team that I watched as a nine year

Old. RIP.