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LEGENDS ARE FORMED AT HOLY CROSS COLLEGE.
For 60 years, Holy Cross College has formed students with the competence to see what is possible and the courage to act.
THE LEGENDS OF HOLY CROSS
For 60 years, Holy Cross has formed students who carry the competence to see and the courage to act into the world. Some became household names. Others are making their mark right now. All are part of the same story.
RUDY RUETTIGER '76
THE DREAMER
His story of perserverence became a film synonymous with believing that an unlikely dream is worth pursuing.
BISHOP WILLIAM WACK
THE BISHOP
His Holy Cross Congregation journey to the episcopate as a student here at Holy Cross.
SKIP HOLTZ
THE COACH
His leadership helped shape a championship tradition, carrying lessons from Holy Cross into a career defined by faith, perseverance, and developing others.
LEGENDS IN THE MAKING
JELANI COTTON
JELANI COTTON ’26
THE SCHOLAR
Selected for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award in Spain, Jelani Cotton represents a new generation of Saints carrying the competence to see and the courage to act into the world.
HUGH O'SULLIVAN
THE INNOVATOR
From Holy Cross to Notre Dame’s ESTEEM program, Hugh is turning his education into opportunity, carrying the competence to see what is possible and the courage to pursue it.
AUDREY TALLENT
THE ADVOCATE
Audrey’s Holy Cross journey prepared her for the next step: law school and a life of purpose. Her story reflects an education built to help students discover where their gifts can lead.
SEE THEIR STORIES
There’s something different about Holy Cross. Here, you’re known, challenged, supported, and given room to become who you’re called to be.
It’s a distinctly Catholic education built on belonging, purpose, relationships, and faith and shaped by a community that walks with you every step of the way.
It’s the Holy Cross Way. And it’s how legends are formed.
WHAT WILL YOUR STORY BE?
For 60 years, Holy Cross has prepared students to see what is possible and given them the courage to pursue it. Your story could be next .