His name is Frank Hering and he proposed a "national day to honor Mother's" on February 7, 1904. Hering played football at Notre Dame before graduating in 1889 with a Bachelors degree in English. After graduation he taught English at ND while coaching basketball, baseball and track. Here's the story about the "Father of Mother's Day."
The document above is the actual certificate -- that led to Mother's Day.
LINK: ND GRAD CREATES MOTHER'S DAY!
