Knute Rockne
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Knute Kenneth Rockne was a Norwegian–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 champion
Knute Rockne on ship's deck
Rockne as a Chicago postal worker, 1906
Rockne scoring against Army, 1913
George Gipp
Knute Rockne, All American
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Knute Rockne, All American is a 1940 American biographical film that tells the story of Knute Rockne, Notre Dame's legendary football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien as Rockne and Ronald Reagan as player
Knute Rockne
…who then won the game 12–6. The phrase "Win one for the Gipper" was later used as a political slogan by Ronald Reagan, who in 1940 portrayed Gipp in Knute Rockne, All American. Both the 1929 and the 1930 teams went undefeated and were national champions. According to interviews, Rockne considered his 1929 team his strongest…
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Ronald Reagan on the set of the film as George Gipp