Pete: Hey, you were a pretty big Notre Dame fan.
Frank: Yeah, and I used to collect baseball cards too.
Rudy (1993)
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Directed by: David Anspaugh
Starring: Greta Lind, Jon Favreau, Ned Beatty, Sean Astin
Factual error: Rudy's high school, Joliet Catholic, was all male when Rudy attended. In the movie, however, there are girls in his class. (00:09:10)
Trivia: The guy who played No. 75 (the one who starts chanting "Rudy") is the only actual Notre Dame football player in the movie. He is Peter Rausch, freshman class of 1987. Rausch was a highly recruited defensive lineman from Fort Meyers, Florida in 1987, but played very little due to injuries and health problems (cataract surgery, appendectomy). Rausch had already completed his eligibility, or his appearance in the movie would have been an NCAA violation.
Question: What is the name of the actor who plays Notre Dame player 75, last name Mateus? I can't find him in the credits. He's the guy who starts chanting "Rudy" during the Georgia Tech game. Somebody said it might be WWE Superstar Al Snow, aka Allen Sarven, but it's not.
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Answer: According to IMDB, Al Snow plays an uncredited Notre Dame football player in the film, so it might actually be him.
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