Jumping from the high school ranks to lead one of the most storied programs in college football, he lost games but rarely lost hope.

High school and college football fans are mourning the loss of Gerry Faust, the former head coach at Moeller High School, University of Notre Dame and University of Akron who died at age 89. Faust was born in Dayton,

He succeeded Dan Devine as coach of Notre Dame and preceded Lou Holtz ... Two seasons later, Mr. Faust accepted an offer to build a football program at a new high school, Archbishop Moeller, in suburban Cincinnati. He spent three years constructing ...