July 12, 2006
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Monogram Club executive director emeritus Rev. James Riehle, C.S.C., leads the participants in prayer in the locker room inside Notre Dame Stadium prior to the game.
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Robert Haberkorn from Cape Girardeau, Mo. - who has taken part in the fantasy camp in each of the last four years - touches the "Play Like a Champion Today" sign in the Notre Dame locker room.
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The three seniors who have participated in all four editions of the Football Fantasy Camp
- #12 Bob Johnson (Lititz, Pa.), #40 Robert Haberkorn (Cape Girardeau, Mo.), and #29 John Thomas (Dallas, Pa.) - lead the teams out of the tunnel and onto the field.
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The 2006 edition of the Football Fantasy Camp featured 59 participants, with 32 of them having taken part in the event before.
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Artie Dumesnil of Terrytown, La., in warm-ups before the game.
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South Bend native Rick Peltz (#81) throws a block for Mark Smith (Cleveland, Tenn.) in the flag game.
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South Bend native Tim Demarais tries to avoid the tackle of Joe Colgan (#33, Chicago, Ill.).
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Joe Balitsos (Franklin, Tenn.) drags his feet to cap off the game's opening drive with a Gold touchdown reception from Mike Haveard (Pensacola, Fla.). Balitsos had a game-high six catches for 60 yards.
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The blue team huddling at halftime.
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After the game, the participants hoisted former Irish quarterback Pat Steenberge - who created and organized the Football Fantasy Camp from day one - onto their shoulders to carry him off the field.
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The Gold team put together a dominating performance, piling up 20 first-half points and not allowing Blue on the scoreboard until the game's final play.
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The Gold team used a potent aerial attack to score 20 first-half points and would not look back en route to a 20-7 victory on July 1 in Notre Dame Stadium in the Blue-Gold flag game, the culmination of the Notre Dame Monogram Club's fourth annual Football Fantasy Camp.
Photos by Mike Bennett and Lighthouse Imaging. To see more photos from this and other Monogram Club events - and have the opportunity to purchase copies - please click here.
