The first floor of the Guglielmino Complex features the 25,000-square foot Haggar Fitness Center (gift of Ed and Patty Haggar, Joe and Isabell Haggar) with the latest state-of-the-art equipment that all student-athletes can use on a daily basis. The 8,300-square foot Loftus Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center (a gift of John and Julie Loftus) services all of Notre Dame's student-athletes. The athletic training facility is a state-of-the-art area with two new swim exercise pools - one of which includes a treadmill at the bottom. The facility also houses the athletic training staff and gives that department significant office space, in addition to increased area for rehabilitation.
Also located on the first floor is the Allen Equipment Room (a gift of Marty and Sue Allen) which houses the football equipment staff and storage facility used for both practices and competition.
The Haggar Fitness Center is perhaps the most eye-catching feature of The Gug, as the previous fitness center has been expanded to twice its size. The Haggar Fitness Center is shared by both the Guglielmino Complex and the Loftus Center and services all of Notre Dame's 26 varsity athletic sports.
The fitness complex features more than 250 pieces of weight training equipment, six plasma television screens, a state-of-the-art sound system, a 50-yard track for speed workouts and a 45x18-yard Prestige Turf field for team stretching exercises and workouts.
Locker rooms for both the football student-athletes and coaches also are contained on the first floor, as well as a player's lounge and nine team position group meeting rooms.
The Romano Family Locker Room (a gift of D.J. "Buddy" and Florence Romano) provides the players instant access to the practice fields, fitness center and Loftus. The locker room houses 125 spacious lockers and six private showers.
The Isban Auditorium (a gift of Leonard and JoAnn Isban) measures 3,800 square feet with 150 theatre-style, football-player-sized seats and theater-quality audio-visual equipment, including a 30-foot screen.
The second floor houses the Smith Family Office Suites (gift of the Smith family in honor of Francis W. and Rita C. Smith) in a 7,800-square foot area, with head coach Brian Kelly's area overlooking the Cartier Field practice complex. The assistant coaches are arranged along offensive and defensive hallways, while the video coordinator's compound sits in the center of the coaches' offices and is linked into every room in the building. There also is a recruiting lounge on the second floor, which features a balcony overlooking the strength and conditioning complex and a panoramic window with a view of Notre Dame's central campus.
The head coach's suite is located at the far southern tip on the second floor of the Guglielmino Athletics Complex. Kelly has a large reception area, a private bathroom, shower facility and two offices - one for official meetings, and in another a private area for film work.
The Morse Recruiting Lounge (a gift of Jim and Leah Morse) is one of the signature features of The Gug. Located on the second floor above the main entrance, the recruiting lounge offers a beautiful view of campus and a glimpse of Notre Dame's football excellence - there are 11 national championship banners hanging in the room to commemorate Notre Dame's 11 consensus national titles. The recruiting lounge offers a balcony glimpse of a signature two-story mural near the main entrance of the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.
The aforementioned mural is just one of several graphic presentations in The Gug. Along with the stunning two-story mural, there are trophy cases honoring Notre Dame's national championships, Heisman Trophy winners, All-Americans, walk-ons and all-pros in the NFL.
"Though Don spent just a year at Notre Dame as a student, he had a great love for our University," Rev. Edward A. Malloy, C.S.C., Notre Dame's former president, said. "This exceptional gift forever will be a testimony to Don's whole-hearted embrace of the Notre Dame spirit."
After the death of his father, Guglielmino transferred to Stanford University in 1940 due to pressing family needs. He then left school to enlist in the Army Air Corps and serve in the Pacific theatre during World War II. After the war, Guglielmino returned to his hometown of Glendale, Calif., where he became a successful businessman. He founded Newhall Hardware Company in 1947 and helped found the Santa Clarita National Bank in the mid-1960s. He served as the bank's chairman of the board until it was sold, first to Security Pacific National Bank in 1990 and later acquired by Bank of America.
The Guglielmino Complex serves an important role in the development of all 26 Notre Dame varsity sports, in addition to providing the football team with one of the most remarkable facilities in the nation.
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