player and coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football
history. His biography at the College Football Hall of Fame
calls him "American football's most-renowned coach." He was a native Norwegian and was trained as a chemist at the University of Notre Dame
, where he later coached. He is credited with popularizing the use of the forward pass
.
Knute Rockne was born Knut Larsen Rokne in Voss, Norway to the smith and wagonmaker Lars Knutson Rokne (1858–1912) and his wife Martha Pedersdatter Gjermo (1859–1944).
Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.
Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third.
Football is a game played with arms, legs and shoulders but mostly from the neck up.
Let's win one for the Gipper.
No star playing, just football.
One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than fifty preaching it.
Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure.
The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my eleven best, but my best eleven.
Win or lose, do it fairly.
What most people believe is thinking, is really only a different arrangement of their prejudices.