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Former Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian treated for hip infection

By The Sports Xchange
Ara Parseghian (right) led the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to a pair of national championships and posted a 95-17-4 mark in 11 seasons. He also coached with Northwestern and Miami (Ohio) and later became a college football television analyst. Photo courtesy of Fighting Irish/Twitter
Ara Parseghian (right) led the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to a pair of national championships and posted a 95-17-4 mark in 11 seasons. He also coached with Northwestern and Miami (Ohio) and later became a college football television analyst. Photo courtesy of Fighting Irish/Twitter

Former Notre Dame coach Ara Parseghian is undergoing treatment for an infection in his hip.

The 94-year-old Parseghian has had five operations on the hip and currently is being treated at a care facility in South Bend, Ind., according to the Chicago Tribune.

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Another surgery isn't an option for Parseghian because of his age, and the infection is being treated with intravenous antibiotics.

Parseghian led the Fighting Irish to a pair of national championships and posted a 95-17-4 mark in 11 seasons. He also coached with Northwestern and Miami (Ohio) and later became a college football television analyst.

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