John Lyons Class: Senior Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD High School: O'Gorman Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: Running Back Birthdate: 08/03/1984

CAREER: Veteran non-scholarship player who has been a look team regular throughout his Notre Dame career ... has not logged a game appearance to this point in his Irish career.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from O'Gorman High School in Sioux Falls, S.D. ... team captain and all-conference his senior season ... also ran track as a sprinter ... senior class president and a member of the National Honor Society ... full name is John Daniel Lyons ... born August 3, 1984 ... one of four children ... enrolled in the College of Science, majoring in pre-professional studies and Spanish ... earned 3.75 grade-point average in `05 fall semester and boasts 3.675 cumulative average.