John Shumate, who sparked Notre Dame to the 1974 upset of UCLA that snapped the Bruins’ record 88-game winning streak, has died. He was 72. Notre Dame announced that Shumate died on Monday. Shumate played at Notre Dame from 1971-74 and was a first-team Associated Press All-America selection in 1974.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - One of the great players in Notre Dame basketball history has sadly passed away. According to former Irish coaching legend Digger Phelps, John Shumate died at the age of 72. He had been battling dementia.

Entering the Ring of Honor meant a lot to former Notre Dame basketball standout John Shumate, who was part of arguably the program's greatest moment

Former Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball star John Shumate has passed away at the age of 72 after a brief illness. Schumate was a center on the Fighting Irish squad that ended the UCLA Bruins' 88-game winning streak, leading both teams in rebounding that day.