Laurie Wenger, the artist who painted the original "Play Like A Champion Today" sign, stands near one of her several signs that adorn a portion of her basement on Jan. 2, 2013, at her home near South Bend, Ind. | AP Photo
Merchandise featuring the famed "Play Like A Champion Today" sign sits on a table in the basement of Laurie Wenger near South Bend, Ind., on Jan. 2, 2013. | AP Photo
In this Nov. 21, 2011, file photo, the hallway between the locker room and the field at Notre Dame Stadium shows the sign "Play Like a Champion Today" in South Bend, Ind. | AP Photo
Laurie Wenger stands in front of a "Play Like a Champion" sign outside of the locker room at Notre Dame Stadium on Sept. 13, 2006, in South Bend, Ind. | AP Photo
Laurie Wenger was just a campus sign painter and Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz had need for a sign. The iconic yellow and blue “Play Like A Champion Today” sign that hangs in Notre Dame Stadium, to be exact. Wenger said the sign was …