Clarence Joseph Diebold was an American football

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 player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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 and a starting quarterback

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 for the University of Notre Dame

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Diebold earned the starting quarterback

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 job at the turn of the century under new head coach Pat O'Dea

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. His team began the season in magnificent fashion, outscoring their first four opponents by a combined total of 245-0. However, the run skidded to a halt with a 0-6 loss at Indiana

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, followed by a 6-6 tie against Beloit

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 and a demoralizing 0-54 loss at Wisconsin

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—the worst-ever loss for the Irish at that time. But the team showed spirit in a competitive 0-7 loss at Michigan

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, then closed out the year with two straight wins for a final record of 6-3-1.

After graduation, Diebold returned to his hometown of Pittsburgh

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where he married Edna Louise Lally, and spent the rest of his years working in the family lumber business.