What is knute rockne famous for
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Knute Rockne
American football player and coach (1888–1931)
Knute Kenneth Rockne (;[3][4] March 4, 1888 – March 31, 1931) was an American football player and coach at the University of Notre Dame. Leading Notre Dame for 13 seasons, Rockne accumulated over 100 wins and three national championships.
Rockne is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history.[5] His biography at the College Football Hall of Fame, where he was inducted in 1951, identifies him as "without question, American football's most-renowned coach". Rockne helped to popularize the forward pass and made the Notre Dame Fighting Irish a major factor in college football.
In 1931, at the age of 43, Rockne died in a plane crash.
Early life
Knute Rockne was born Knut Larsen Rokne,[6] in Voss, Norway, to smith and wagonmaker Lars Knutson Rokne (1858–1912) and his wife, Martha Pedersdatter Gjermo (1859–1944). He immigrated to Chicago with his parents when he was five years old.[7] He grew up in the Logan Square area of Chicago, on t
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By: Jeffrey G. Harrell
Editor’s note:To commemorate the 91st anniversary of the tragic death of Knute Rockne on March 31, 1931. Jeffrey G. Harrell, author of Rockne of Ages and As God’s Witness: the Death of Knute Rockne wrote this piece for Fighting Irish Preview.
What the game of football lost in that plane crash on March 31, 1931 was immeasurable.
The forward pass was left to perfect itself. The route tree forced to branch out on its own. A streamlined ball with an innovative air valve to regulate air pressure was bequeathed to disciples who chalked blackboards with box offenses, pre-snap shifts, brush blocks and platooning defenses, yet mourned the loss of rabble-rousing words that could incite the troops to run through a brick wall with a game on the line.
Knute Kenneth Rockne was only 43 years old when he died. His brief life was so impactful and so far ahead of his breathtaking time, his iconic presence in that wooden Fokker F-10 plane that went down in the Kansas plains 91 years ago caused the aviation industry to reassess safety standards a
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"It was almost the size of President Kennedy's type impact. It was amazing. They turned out on the train, and at the funeral. He was a national hero," says Elmer Layden, one of Notre Dame's "Four Horseman," about his coach, Knute Rockne.
No college football coach has ever had the success of Knute Rockne. In his 13 years as the leader of Notre Dame, his teams went 105-12-5, making his .881 winning percentage the highest in history. Emphasizing quickness, deception and finesse, he had five undefeated teams and won three national championships.
| When you think college football, you think Knute Rockne at Notre Dame. |
Much like the grand design of his football program, Rockne's oratory carried few statutes of limitations. He was renowned for his inspirational pep talks and his magnetic personality won over not only players but alumni, school officials, sportswriters and all those important to the growth of his football fiefdom.
"There never was a greater showman than Knute Rockne," said John Cavanaugh, a Notre
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