Frank E. Hering

Frank E. Hering (1874-1943), South Bend Lodge 294, Indiana, was the first Notre Dame basketball coach and also coached its football team. He expanded the football program from a small intramural activity to a full-fledged intercollegiate competition.  He also served as President of the Fraternal Order of Eagles form 1909-12, and used that forum to promote the establishment of a national Mother's Day.  Successful in all these endeavors, he is known both as "The Father of Notre Dame Football" and "The Father of Mother's Day."