A college football head coach from 1918 to 1931, he hailed from Voss, Norway
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Knute Rockne - Wikipedia  Knute Kenneth Rockne was a Norwegian-American football player and coach at the University of Notre Dame. Rockne is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history ... During 13 years as head coach, Rockne led his "Fighting Irish" to 105 victories, .... Knute Rockne bronze sculpture in Voss, Norway.
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Knute Rockne....probably the most famous Norwegian in the U.S. ...  He was a Norwegian-American football player & coach at Notre ... See more about Knute Rockne, College football and Football Players. ... Rockne died in a plane crash in Kansas on March 31, 1931, while en route to participate ..... Rockne became head coach in 1918 and would be in South Bend for many years to come.
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J! Archive - Show #3506, aired 1999-11-29  The G in MGM, he was born in Warsaw, Poland ... A college football head coach from 1918 to 1931, he hailed from Voss, Norway...
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Knute Rockne - New World Encyclopedia  Jun 23, 2014 ... Rockne was born Knute Rokne in Voss, Norway, and emigrated while still a ... By 1918, he was head football coach; a season later he had his first unbeaten team. .... without the finesse of interceptions, running plays, Hail Mary passes, etc., .... Arthur Daley, "Rockne, Knute (1888-1931)," in Encyclopedia of...
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List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure ...  This is a list of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure, meaning that an ... He coached in the 2013 Rose Bowl (part of the 2012 season) after Bret Bielema left to take the ..... Westminster College, 19151916, 1918, 1921, Co-head coach with Park in 1915 .... Wallace Wade  Duke, 19311941, 19461950.
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1946 Army-Notre Dame, Game of Century - College Football - ESPN  Nov 18, 2010 ... A standing-room-only crowd of about 75,000 packed the House that Ruth Built and Joe DiMaggio still ... America had returned to normal, Notre Dame had its football team ... quarterback Gus Dorais frequently pass to end Knute Rockne. ... the Irish coach, urging his team to win one for the Gipper at halftime.
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College Career  DougFlutie played football for Boston College, the only Division I-A school to ... from 1981 to 1984, and won the Heisman Trophy and the Davey O'Brien National ... Flutie became the first quarterback to win the Heisman since Pat Sullivan...
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Notre Dame Football Review - Archives - University of Notre Dame  word of the whole team, formed a perfect run- ning-mate for "Morrie" ..... at Valparaiso University w.as the opening of relations .... With performance during three years in the Illinois ... the Irish machine has been able to smother all tucky was gainer by his graduation from col- ...... rest^ generally precedes a big game. Notre.
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Bobby Bowden - Wikipedia  Robert Cleckler Bowden (born November 8, 1929) is a retired American football coach. He coached the Florida State Seminoles football team from the 1976 to 2009 seasons. During his time at Florida State, Bowden led FSU to an Associated Press and Coaches Poll National Title in 1993 and ... During Bowden's first year as head coach at WVU, the football team of the...
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Cold War History - Wilson Center Digital Archive  He was educated at Oslo University where he obtained a law degree in 1919. ... Mr. Lie became a member of the Norwegian Labor Party Youth Organization in 1911. ... the Norwegian fleet for the Allies, after the German invasion in April 1940. ... leaving the United Nations: Governor of Oslo and Akershus, and Chairman of...
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J! Archive - Show #3064, aired 1997-12-18  Built in 1920, this school's Husky Stadium is the Pac 10's oldest football stadium ... Quarterbacks for this school in the 1980s included Jim McMahon, Ty Detmer...
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Knute Rockne born - Mar 04, 1888 - HISTORY.com  On this day in 1888, Knute Rockne is born in Voss, Norway. ... Rockne won three undisputed national championships with the Fighting Irish, and helped ... In his 13 years as coach of Notre Dame, he recorded 105 wins, 12 losses and 5 ties for...
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Football in the 1920's | Jay  The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame: quarterback Harry Stuhldreher, left halfback Jim ... The 1920's are commonly referred to as the "Golden Age" of American sports. ... The renowned four horsemen played 30 games together as a backfield unit, ... The Galloping Ghost was the nickname that Grantland Rice bestowed upon...
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Free Flashcards about AMERICAN HISTORY - StudyStack  IN 1920 THIS MAN, GREAT-GRANDSON OF SAUK LEADER BLACK HAWK, BECAME THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF WHAT IS NOW THE NFL, JIM THORPE.
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History of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football - Wikipedia  After graduating, Layden played professional football for one year and then began a coaching career. The Irish posted a record of 47 wins, 13 losses, and three...
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These are the most famous University of Notre Dame alumni in ...  Notre Dame on Saturday, here are the most famous Fighting Irish alumni. ... earned a master's degree in political science from the University of Notre Dame in ... She left to attend St. Mary's College and Cornell. ... Born in New Eagle, PA, the former NFL great played football at the University of Notre Dame from 1975 to 1978.
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Vince Lombardi - Wikipedia  Vincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi (June 11, 1913  September 3, 1970) was an American football player, coach, and executive in the National Football League (NFL). He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the .... He enrolled at St. Francis Preparatory high school for the fall of 1932. There he...
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Mark Richt - Wikipedia  Mark Allan Richt (born February 18, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at the University of Miami, his alma mater. ... Richt coached a total of six FSU quarterbacks to the NFL, including Ward,...
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Buddy's Best The Legends: No. 80 Joshua Weeks, a headline ...  Sep 22, 2016 ... In the late teen years of the 20th century  1916 to 1919 to be ... on the college football map back in a time when sports news appeared in ... first Rose Bowl Game as a member of the Brown University football team. ... decided to replace football with Roman-style chariot races in an effort to increase interest.
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Paul Dietzel - Wikipedia  ACC Coach of the Year (1969). Paul Franklin Dietzel (September 5, 1924  September 24, 2013) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at Louisiana State University (19551961), the ... In 1958, however, Dietzel came up with a unique three-team platoon system.
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College football - Wikipedia  College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American ... The game was taken to Canada by British soldiers stationed there and was .... As a youth, he excelled in sports like track, baseball, and association football, and .... Heisman later used the trick against Pop Warner's Georgia team.