Kline actually had played baseball at Notre Dame during the start of the Rockne era ( 1915 - 17 ) .
Kline actually later spent 42 seasons as head coach of the Irish baseball team , from 1934 - 75 .
Kline actually had played baseball at Notre Dame during the start of the Rockne era ( 1915 - 17 ) and later spent 42 seasons as head coach of the Irish baseball team , from 1934 - 75 .