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Knute Kenneth Rockne (/kəˈnuːt/ kə-NOOT, though commonly pronounced / n u t / NOOT; 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.
Knute Rockne was a Norwegian-born American gridiron football coach who built the University of Notre Dame in Indiana into a major power in college football and became the intercollegiate sport’s first true celebrity coach. In 1893 Rockne moved to Chicago with his family, and in 1910 he entered.
In March 1931, head coach Knute Rockne (‘14) boarded Transcontinental and Western Air Flight 599, headed to Los Angeles to participate in the production of The Spirit of Notre Dame. Tragically, the plane went down a few miles west of Bazaar, Kan., killing Rockne and the other seven on board.
Apr 30, 2024 · The grave of legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne was moved to Cedar Grove Cemetery at the University of Notre Dame on Monday. Rockne had been buried at Highland Cemetery in South...
Apr 4, 2019 · The death of the legendary Notre Dame coach led to the first national funeral broadcast, changed the way planes were built and how transportation disasters were investigated.
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...
Mar 31, 2021 · It marks the exact spot where Rockne and seven other souls perished in a plane crash 90 years ago this week -- March 31, 1931. At the height of his power, influence and innovation, Rockne was...
Knute Kenneth Rockne was born in Norway in 1888, immigrating to America with his parents as a young boy. During his 13-year career as Notre Dame’s football coach, his teams totaled 105 victories, 12 losses and five ties, making him the winningest coach in the history of college football.
Then, on March 31, 1931, America and the world mourned the news -Knute Rockne had died in a plane crash at Bazaar, Kansas... a hero, fallen, but never forgotten. Will Rogers paid this tribute: "Notre Dame was Knute Rockne's address, but every gridiron in America was his home."
Bio. To answer the debate as to who was college football's greatest coach, the argument must always begin with Notre Dame's Knute Rockne. His .881 winning percentage is the highest in major college football history. He had five undefeated seasons, and six others where he lost just one game.
