Angus Daniel McDonald an American railroad executive. He was president of the Southern Pacific Company, the parent company of the Southern Pacific Railroad

Southern Pacific Railroad

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McDonald attended the University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame

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, where he was the first baseman and team captain for the baseball

Baseball

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 team, and both the quarterback

Quarterback

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 and placekicker

Placekicker

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 for the football

Notre Dame Fighting Irish football

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 team in 1899. McDonald was the first kicker at the university to utilize a holder (a technique known then as the "Princeton Kick") rather than the drop kick

Drop kick

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In 1931, McDonald was named a Knight of Malta

Knights Hospitaller

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 by Pope Pius XI

Pope Pius XI

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