Emmy® Award-Winning Director and Producer Nick Nanton presents Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On. In this riveting documentary Nanton examines the Rudy story everyone knows and loves to provide further depth and detail about Rudy’s past struggles and triumphs at Notre Dame, as well as what it took to get that story onto film. 

Most people know the story of Rudy, the small kid from Illinois who was determined to play football for Notre Dame despite having neither a strong academic nor athletic background. But not many know the full story. Hear in his own words how Rudy Ruettiger succeeded in getting into, and playing for Notre Dame, despite dozens of rejections. And hear how Rudy got his story out to the world.

Emmy® Award-Winning Director and Producer Nick Nanton presents Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On, using the full dialogue and cinematic images from the feature documentary film of the same title, to examine the Rudy story everyone knows and loves to provide further depth and detail about Rudy’s past struggles and triumphs at Notre Dame, as well as what it took to get that story onto film. 

Furthermore, Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On elaborates on who Rudy has become and how he still serves as an inspiration today. Whether you’re looking for insider information on the actual story behind a favorite sports figure, or you’re hoping to find some continued inspiration in Rudy’s story, this tell-all has something special hidden amongst its pages for you.