By Darin Hayes September 22, 1959 – Bob Crable was a former University of Notre Dame linebacker from 1978 through the 1981 season.
Crable may be the top tackler in Notre Dame’s long history of great players. The linebacker, after all, still holds most of the Irish records in tackling, including a career high of 521 tackles, 187 in a single season, and 26 in a single game!
In 2006, he received the Butkus Silver Anniversary Award. Crable played seven seasons for the New York Jets, who selected him 23rd overall in the 1982 NFL Draft.
Bob was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2017.