Biography of knute rockne

American football player and coach (1888–1931)

Knute Kenneth Rockne (;^[3][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.

Rockne is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history.^[5] 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.

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

Early life

Knute Rockne was born Knut Larsen Rokne,^[6] in Voss, Norway, to smith and wagonmaker Lars Knutson Rokne (1858–1912) and his wife, Martha Pedersdatter Gjermo (1859–1944).

He immigrated to Chicago with his parents