Tag: Regis Philbin

Watch: Notre Dame alumnus Regis Philbin brings show to campus in 2004

This man was an absolute legend.

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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Big Game Boomer names Vince Vaughn Notre Dame’s biggest celebrity fan

Ugh.

We’ve mentioned Big Game Boomer a few times before. Most recently, he ruffled a few feathers when he called Purdue the best college football team in the state of Indiana. Now, he’s listing what he believes is the most famous celebrity fan for every Football Bowl Subdivision School. For Notre Dame, he lists Vince Vaughn:

Excuse me while I go puke. No, really. That’s how much I don’t care for Vince Vaughn. I know he’s a huge Irish fan, and I know he was one of the players in “Rudy”, but this really makes me wish Regis Philbin still was alive.

Ever since I saw Vaughn’s pretentious character in “Old School”, I haven’t cared for anything he’s done. I can’t even bring myself to sit down and watch all of “Wedding Crashers” because that’s how strongly I feel about this. If you like him, great, but for me, Vaughn’s Irish fandom is something I wish didn’t exist.

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Watch: Larry King Attends Notre Dame Game With Regis Philbin

The broadcasting world was shaken Saturday with the news that Larry King died at the age of 87.

The broadcasting world was shaken Saturday with the news that Larry King died at the age of 87. Anybody who was somebody appeared on his CNN talk show. One of those somebodies was Notre Dame alumnus Regis Philbin, who passed away in July. When the Irish battled Stanford at Notre Dame Stadium in 2002, Philbin invited King to the game, and the two appeared on WNDU-TV’s pregame show:

The Cardinal were a bad team in 2002, so it should be no surprise that the Irish crushed them that afternoon, 31-7, in the first of a rivalry-long seven consecutive wins in the battle for the Legends Trophy. Notre Dame’s two-headed rushing monster of Ryan Grant and Rashon Powers-Neal combined for 211 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries. On defense, Courtney Watson and Shane Walton returned interceptions for touchdowns from 34 and 18 yards out, respectively. To say the least, King was in South Bend on a good day.

Shrek fans know that King and Philbin worked together on those films. They were the respective voices of Doris and Mabel, the ugly stepsisters. But whatever they did together, they were broadcasting legends who happened to be legends. Let’s be happy that they didn’t have to be separated from each other for very long.

Regis Philbin Will Have Funeral, Be Buried at Notre Dame

Until his death Friday, Regis Philbin was one of Notre Dame’s most famous living alumni.

Until his death Friday, Regis Philbin was one of Notre Dame’s most famous living alumni. No matter how famous he became, he never forgot the university that helped shape him. Now, his loyalty to his alma mater will be reflected in his ultimate acts.

On a date yet to be determined, Philbin’s funeral will take place at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus. He then will be laid to rest at Cedar Grove Cemetery. A university official reported the news to WSBT-TV in South Bend.

Cedar Grove is the final resting place for many people connected with Notre Dame. Among them are legendary coach and athletic director Moose Krause and alma mater composer Joseph Casasanta. Initially, only faculty and staff were allowed to be buried there. More recently, the “Coming Home” initiative has expanded that policy to include alumni.

It’s still hard to fathom that one of the warmest personalities ever to grace our televisions is gone. But the memories we have of him never will be forgotten. And if we ever want to see him in this life again, all we have to do is head to Notre Dame.

Giants, Michael Strahan mourn passing of Regis Philbin

The New York Giants and legend Michael Strahan mourn the passing of television icon Regis Philbin.

Legendary television personality, Regis Philbin, died of natural causes on Friday. He was 88.

“We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved Regis Philbin passed away last night of natural causes, one month shy of his 89th birthday,” his family told PEOPLE Magazine.

“His family and friends are forever grateful for the time we got to spend with him – for his warmth, his legendary sense of humor, and his singular ability to make every day into something worth talking about. We thank his fans and admirers for their incredible support over his 60-year career and ask for privacy as we mourn his loss.”

Philbin had a love for the game of football, particularity the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and his career often overlapped with the NFL.

From 1988 through 2000, Philbin was co-host of “Live With Regis and Kathie Lee” — Kathie Lee, of course, being the wife of New York Giants legend Frank Gifford.

In 2011, Philbin famously predicted the Giants would upset the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, four years after they had done the exact same in Super Bowl XLII.

Philbin’s Giants ties would continue in 2012 when another Big Blue legend, Michael Strahan, would replace him alongside Kelly Ripa on “Live!”

After news of Philbin’s death spread, both the Giants and Strahan mourned his passing and honored his legacy.

The world lost a good one.

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WATCH: Regis Philbin with David Letterman after 9/11

The TV moment I remember Regis Philbin most for was when he joined David Letterman after the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Watch it here.

When one thinks of Regis Philbin they may think of his historic run on television on a number of different shows.

Likely it’s from his run on “Live!” with Kathie Lee, Kelly Ripa or for a short-time, by himself that he hosted.

Others may think of game shows, especially “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” that he helped turn into a TV phenomenon.

Those are all great and worthy of praise as we remember Regis today after his death at 88 years old Friday night.

One thing I will always remember about Regis however happened on TV but didn’t occur on a show he actually hosted.

A week after 9/11 back in 2001, when we started to return to life as normal, or at least as best as we all could, David Letterman returned to “The Late Show” on CBS.

After an obviously emotional start to the program and just after a visit from Dan Rather, Letterman welcomed Regis Philbin as his guest.

For some reason I always remembered Letterman saying early in the show that “Regis is here so at least we have something to laugh at” and it helped break the uneasiness everyone was going through in even the slightest way.

You can watch the full episode of “The Late Show” from September 17, 2001 by clicking here or if you’d like to watch Regis’s appearance that night, simply click play on the video below.

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Regis Philbin – TV Legend and Notre Dame Graduate, Dead at 88

There may not be a more famous non-athlete from Notre Dame than Regis Philbin. Sadly the TV legend died Friday night at 88 years old.

There aren’t many non-athletes that attended the University of Notre Dame that are better-known than Regis Philbin.

The legendary TV talk show and game show host graduated from the University in 1953 as a sociology major.  He then served in the Navy before getting into show-business via behind-the-scenes jobs.

After hosting various different shows everywhere from St. Louis to San Diego, Philbin earned a co-hosting spot on the famed “Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee” that ran from 1988 until her retirement in 2000.  He stayed with the show that was briefly named “Live! with Regis” before Kelly Ripa became his full-time co-host in 2001.

“Live! with Regis and Kelly” aired until 2011.

It wasn’t just talk shows, it was game shows where Philbin shined as well.  “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” may be for what he is most-known in the game show industry but “The Neighbors”, “Almost Anything Goes” and “America’s Got Talent” all had Philbin’s finger prints on them, too.

Philbin was proud of where he went to college as he welcomed Lou Holtz, Tyrone Willingham and Charlie Weis all to “Live!” at various different times.

Regis was also a member of the Notre Dame tennis team during his time at school

Regis Philbin died Friday night one month short of his 89th birthday.