Trophy: Jeweled Shillelagh Notre Dame–USC football rivalry

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the first jeweled shillelagh, awarded winner of annual usc vs. notre dame game.


the jeweled shillelagh (shi-lay-lee) trophy awarded winner of annual notre dame–usc football rivalry game. shillelagh, irish club, made of oak or blackthorn saplings ireland. on end of club engraved following: emerald isle. trophy introduced in 1952 commemorate first game in series played on december 4, 1926. trophy donated notre dame alumni club of los angeles, stating shillelagh serve symbolize in part high tradition, keen rivalry, , above sincere respect these 2 great universities have each other.


for each victory, respective jeweled ornament added foot-long club. each usc victory, ruby-adorned trojan head added, marked year , game score; each notre dame victory, detailed emerald-studded shamrock added. tie games, combined trojan head/shamrock medallion used (in 1996 ncaa changed rules allow overtime , no more ties possible). although shillelagh introduced in 1952, medallions go start of series in 1926. in 1996, after usc defeated notre dame first time in 14 years, notre dame did not turn on shillelagh, stating had run out of space trojan heads , shamrocks after 1989 game. original shillelagh retired in 1995 ceremony , permanently displayed @ notre dame. instead, jim gillis, former head of notre dame club of los angeles, commissioned second shillelagh, longer original , handcrafted blackthorn in county leitrim gold , jeweled medallions made images jewelers of elkhart, indiana. official jeweler of university of notre dame.








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