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    Knute Rockne

    American football player and coach (–)

    Knute Kenneth Rockne (;[3][4] March 4, – March 31, ) was an American football player and coach at the University of Notre Dame. Leading Notre Dame for 13 seasons, Rockne accumulated over 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 , 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 , at the age of 43, Rockne died in a plane crash.

    Early life

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    Knute Rockne was born Knut Larsen Rokne,[6] in Voss, Norway, to smith and wagonmaker Lars Knutson Rokne (–) and his wife, Martha Pedersdatter Gjermo (–). He immigrated to Chicago with his parents when he was five years old.[7]

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    THE FREEMAN FILE

    HometownHuber Heights, Ohio
    High SchoolWayne High School
    CollegeOhio State (, B.S.; , M.S.)
    WifeJoanna
    ChildrenVinny, Siena, Gino, Nico, Capri and Rocco


    PLAYING EXPERIENCE

    Ohio StateLinebacker
    Chicago BearsLinebacker
    Buffalo BillsLinebacker
    Houston TexansLinebacker


    BOWLS PLAYED

    Ohio State (Alamo)
    Ohio State (Fiesta)
    Ohio State (BCS National Championship Game)
    Ohio State (BCS National Championship Game)


    COACHING CAREER

    Ohio StateGraduate Assistant
    Kent StateLinebackers
    PurdueLinebackers
    PurdueCo-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
    CincinnatiDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers
    Notre DameBob Hinton Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
    Notre DameDick Corbett Head Football Coach

    BOWLS COACHED IN

    Ohio State (Sugar)
    Kent State ()
    Cincinnati (
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    Nov. 12,

    By Dr. Bernie Kish
    Executive Director of the College Football Hall of Fame

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