One of the more annoying slip-ups that can happen when people who talk or write for a living get stuck in the “modern era” is forgetting that anything came before they existed. That was demonstrated quite well earlier this week on The Dan Le Batard Show when Amin Elhassan offered up one of the worst takes of the year, at the very least. Unfortunately, it included Notre Dame, but perhaps fortunately, all Fighting Irish fans can now point and laugh at his ludicrous statement.
At issue was the announcement on Friday morning that former Notre Dame quarterback Sam Hartman will be the next man looking for love on The Bachelor. While the announcement certainly caught Irish fans and media off guard, it’s not all that bizarre. He’s long been considered a very attractive young man, to the point where it’s almost become a meme.
That meme hit its highest point after Hartman’s one season with Notre Dame and his NFL Combine performance. The quarterback’s numbers were good, but his hair drove headlines.
Once he got to the NFL as a backup quarterback with the Washington Commanders, he still often leaned into his good looks, including doing a bit of male modeling for Macy’s.
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Sam Hartman Bachelor announcement sparks bizarre Notre Dame football fame debate
His good looks and now his upcoming appearance on The Bachelor lead us to a discussion about just how famous Hartman will be once the program airs. On The Dan Le Batard Show, the gang discussed the Hartman announcement and just how famous the quarterback might become.
Amin Elhassan took the conversation in a ridiculous direction when he posited that Hartman will be the “most famous” quarterback ever to play for Notre Dame.
Elhassan clearly meant that people outside of the sports world will know him even if they wouldn't otherwise know a Notre Dame quarterback, but that doesn’t change that in a world where Joe Montana exists, and where Joe Theismann’s name is well known, Sam Hartman isn’t and won’t be the most famous Notre Dame quarterback of all time.
The argument was made worse when the other hosts on the show brought up Fighting Irish quarterback names like Steve Beuerlein and Steve Angeli. Beuerlein at least forged a successful and long career in the NFL. Angeli being in the conversation is even more ridiculous than Hartman.
Heisman winner Paul Hornung was certainly a star in his era and is still remembered today. Tony Rice was the last quarterback to win a title with Notre Dame, so he’s well known.
In the clip floating around social media, Elhassan closes the argument by saying, “After this show, he [Sam Hartman] will be the most famous quarterback in Notre Dame history, which is insane.”
It’s certainly insane. He’ll get no argument there. It’s also just inaccurate.
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