Eugene S. (Gene) Paszkiet

Jan 1, 1922 - Jan 6, 1984

PASZKIET Mass of the Resurrection for Eugene S. (Gene) Paszkiet, 62, of 302 Peashway, who died Friday night in Bernard Mitchell Hospital, Chicago, will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Notre Dame. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Hickey Funeral Home, 3516 E. Jefferson Blvd. Burial will be in Cedar Grove Cemetery. The rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Gene Paszkiet Memorial Fund, which has been established at St. Joseph Bank and Trust Co

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Irish Legend. Trainer Gene Paszkiet had taken care of Irish athletes for over 31 years. Although his name has never in the headlines, he was an integral part of the Notre Dame athletic operation. In fact, he was essential, and every Irish coach knew it. A gruff, no-nonsense kind of guy, Paszkiet flat out refused to cooperate when the Notre Dame sports information office wanted to write a feature about him in a football program. He had no need for the spotlight, no need for public recognition. He just wanted to do his job, and he did. He did it very well. A native of South Bend, Paszkiet played football at Washington High and enrolled at Purdue after graduation, but he was called into military service and left school before completing a semester.

After a stint in the Coast Guard, Paszkiet attended Notre Dame and played on the 1946 freshman football team. But he left the playing field to work on the sidelines as a student athletic trainer, a position he held until his 1950 graduation. Paszkiet spent two years as the athletic trainer for former Notre Dame coach Hugh Devore at NYU. Paszkiet returned to his alma mater in 1952 when athletic director Moose Krause named him head Of the training staff. Shortly after the 1983 football season, Paszkiet, who ironically never liked visiting doctors himself, died following a brief illness.
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CHICAGO -- Gene Paszkiet, an athletic trainer at theUniversity of Notre Dame for 31 years, died Saturday after a brief illness. He was 61. Paszkiet was born in South Bend, Ind., and graduated from Notre Dame in 1950. He became the trainer for Irish athletic teams in July 1952 and was at the school until his death. He concentrated in recent years on training the football squads. Paszkiet received a variety of awards for his training work, including induction into the Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame in June. He had undergone chemotherapy in 1983 and had been in Bernard Mitchell Hospital at the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment for several days. The Notre Dame basketball team dedicated its game Friday against Holy Cross to Paszkiet. Services were scheduled Tuesday at the Sacred Heart Church on the Notre Dame campus. He was survived by his wife, Patricia, and five children.

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03/21/2025 EJS

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