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Knute Rockne

Knute Kenneth Rockne ( kə-NOOT ROK-nee; 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.

Rockne is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history. His biography at the College Football Hall of Fame, where he was inducted in 1951, identifies him as "without question, American football's most-renowned coach". Rockne helped to popularize the forward pass and made the Notre Dame Fighting Irish a major factor in college football.

In 1931, at the age of 43, Rockne died in a plane crash.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1888 (Voss), Died March 31, 1931 (Bazaar)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BVE-70713 10-in. 9/11/1931 Knute Rockne talks to his team Knute Rockne Motion picture soundtrack : Film to wax transfer speaker  
Brunswick XC7596 12-in. 3/31/1931 Studebaker Champions : Sales talk no. 1 Knute Rockne Radio transcription disc speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rockne, Knute," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103573.

Rockne, Knute. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103573.

"Rockne, Knute." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103573

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