Knute Rockne

Knute Rockne
Biographical details
Born(1888-03-04)March 4, 1888
Voss, Norway
DiedMarch 31, 1931(1931-03-31) (aged 43)
Bazaar Township, Kansas, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
Playing career
1910–1913Notre Dame
1914Akron Indians
1915Fort Wayne Friars
1915–1917Massillon Tigers
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1914–1917Notre Dame (assistant)[1]
1916–1917South Bend J. F. C.s
1918–1930Notre Dame
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1918–1931Notre Dame
Head coaching record
Overall105–12–5
Bowls1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 national (1924, 1929, 1930)[2]
Awards
Second-team All-American (1913)
2× First-team All-Western (1911, 1913)
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1951 (profile)

Knute Kenneth Rockne (/kəˈnuːt/ kə-NOOT,[3] though commonly pronounced /nut/ NOOT;[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.

  1. ^ "Order Blood Test Online – Lab Tests Portal Login". knuterockne.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide Notre Dame Football" (PDF). University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish Media. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2017. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  3. ^ President Reagan's Remarks at the University of Notre Dame on March 9, 1988, retrieved October 14, 2023
  4. ^ Ara Remembers Rockne's Death - 125 Years of Notre Dame Football - Moment #111, retrieved October 14, 2023
  5. ^ Whittingham, Richard (2001). "3". Rites of autumn: the story of college football. New York: The Free Press. pp. 58–61. ISBN 0-7432-2219-9.