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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.
Mrs. Knute Rockne, widow of Notre Dame's football genius, drove 600 miles from South Bend, Illinois to Lawrence, Kansas, to see her 12-year-old Knute Jr., quarterback on the Pembroke Midgets.
Jul 23, 2006 · From near-hagiographic biographies aimed at young people to a comprehensive treatment of the filming and South Bend premiere of the 1940 Hollywood filmKnute Rockne All American,the section reflects Rocknes emergence as a cultural icon.
Knute Rockne Widow Dies; Kenton-Born SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Mrs. Knute Rockne, widow of Notre Dame's famed coach, died Saturday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mrs. Rockne, in her middle sixties, entered the hospital two weeks ago at which time it was stated she was suffering from comlications.
Apr 30, 2022 · She is survived by four children, Mary Jeanne and Bill who lived with Mrs. Rockne in South Bend, Knute Jr., of Chicago, and Jacke Rockne of South Bend. She also left a half-sister, three half-brothers and five grandchildren.
Knute Rockne All American (1940) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
