Regis Philbin had no problem bragging about Notre Dame, his alma mater. He loved it so much that he was buried on campus after his death in 2020. Long before Cedar Grove Cemetery became his permanent residence, he took his talk show “Live” to campus. It was October 2004, and while the football team had just dropped a 24-23 heartbreaker to Boston College, spirits were high as you’ll see in this highlight package uploaded to YouTube:
With Kelly Ripa’s husband, Mark Consuelos, having just taken over as her third permanent co-host since Philbin’s retirement, it serves as a reminder of just how difficult it can be to replace a TV legend. In this case, we’re talking about a TV legend that absolutely bled blue and gold. The fact that he was willing to share that with the world shows you what kind of man he was. We miss him every day, but his legacy remains.
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