Knute Rockne

Knute Rockne, future football player and Notre Dame Coach, was born March 4, 1888 in Voss, Norway. His parents immigrated to Chicago when he was five, where he graduated from high school and worked. After earning some money, Rockne attended Notre Dame at age 22 to study pharmacy and play football. Rockne and quarterback Gus Dorais led Notre Dame to a significant victory in a 1913 against the Army, during which Notre Dame used downfield forward passes from Dorais to Rockne. While not the "invention"

The 1920’s was an era of role models and great heroes. This period was known as “The Golden Age” of sports. This was a time where Americans wanted to put the memory of the World War I in the past and appreciate life. It began with the Black Sox scandal of 1919 continuing with historic record breaking athletes. The introduction of radio made is easier for fans to follow their favorite teams. The economy of the United States was strong for most of the time. New and bigger stadiums were built and for

As a child, Knute Rockne had it pretty rough. He was actually born in Voss, Norway March 4, 1888. His parents names were not given. For college football, there have been, and will be, many inspirational players and coaches, but probably the most influential coach would be Knute Rockne. Then when he was five years old he immigrated to the United States. He lived in Chicago where he first started playing football in the sandlots of Logan Square neighborhood. In high school, he was an all-star in football

We hear two foreign languages in the film—a few words of Norwegian and the Latin of the Old Mass. Rockne was not just an All-American—that is, a star player—but he was a pure American, albeit an immigrant. And that would be the pattern for future Americans, drawn from other ethnic groups. Contrast this old movie with a new one—Bladerunner (1982),

Black Knights of Army. Army was the number one team in the nation that year, and Notre Dame was having one of their worst seasons ever under the leadership of legendary coach Knute Rockne. At the end of the opening half, neither team had managed to score. With his dejected players gathered around him in the locker room, Rockne congratulates them on their performance in the first half and tells them, “ I guess we just can’t expect to win them all” (3). He then recalls what the great All-American running

of how he fought not to die until his mission was complete. Francis (Frank) Leahy was born August 27, 1908 and died June 21, 1973. He was one of the greatest coaches to ever coach NCAA Division 1 College Football. Frank Leahy was second best to Knute Rockne who he played for, both men Coached at the University of Notre Dame. Leahy coached a total of 13 seasons as a head coach-including two at Boston College. During his coaching career he compiled a record of 107 wins, 13 losses, and 9 ties for a

Injury plague in the NFL catalyst for greater innovation The game of football is still in its infancy. The invention of the forward pass and its official adoption in 1906 is proof positive that fundamentally the game has room to advance. “By all accounts, the forward pass was the invention that saved the game of football after a great rugby player from Yale in the 1880s, Walter Camp, pioneered rules changes that slowly transformed rugby into the new game of American Football.” -Birth of Pro Football

The person who was inspirational to me was Dwayne Johnson, known as “The Rock”. Dwayne "The Rock" Douglas Johnson was born on May 2, 1972, in Hayward, California. He is a Professional actor and wrestler. He is the grandson of professional wrestler Peter Fanene Maivia, known as "High Chief”. The Rock grew up by watching his father perform in the ring. Without following his father's footsteps, he joined and played for his college football team at the University of Miami. He was very successful during

sports such as baseball, wrestling, and boxing. People were also interested in the now popular basketball and football. People enjoyed watching these sports because of the people who played them. Some big sports names were Babe Ruth, Jack Dempsey, Knute Rockne and Red Grange. These people changed the way we play sports today. This was an era that prevented black people to play professional sports. They were forced to make their own league, the Negro National League (NNL). With these and other events

Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois on February 6, 1911 to Jack and Nelle Reagan. Jack enjoyed to talk politics, was an alcoholic, and often got drunk and lost his job, while Nelle was a very modest woman and helped the poor. Reagan was reading by age five from his mom teaching him and was baptized into the Disciple of Christ at age 11. In his free time he played football, ran track, and performed in plays, which he continued to do in his college, Eureka College