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George Gipp (February 18, 1895 – December 14, 1920), nicknamed "the Gipper", was an American college football player at the University of Notre Dame under head coach Knute Rockne. [1] Gipp was selected as Notre Dame's first Walter Camp All-American , [ 2 ] and played several positions, particularly halfback , quarterback , and punter .
Knute Rockne, All American is a 1940 American biographical film that tells the story of Knute Rockne, Notre Dame's legendary football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien as Rockne and Ronald Reagan as player George Gipp, as well as Gale Page, Donald Crisp, Albert Bassermann, Owen Davis Jr., Nick Lukats, Kane Richmond, William Marshall and William Byrne.
Ronald Wilson Reagan [a] (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an important figure in the American conservative movement.
Quaid, 70, stars as The Gipper in "Reagan" (in theaters Friday), a biopic that spans Reagan's entire life and focuses on two of the actor-turned-politician's defining accomplishments: his enduring ...
The campaign’s unofficial “chief of staff” was Nancy Reagan — ”Mommy,” as her husband affectionately called her — whose life was dedicated to fiercely protecting and advancing her ...
The American Cincinnatus: [1] Like the famous Roman, he won a war, then became a private citizen instead of seeking power or riches as a reward. He became the first president general of the Society of the Cincinnati, formed by Revolutionary War officers who also "declined offers of power and position to return to his home and plough".
Ronald and Nancy Reagan stayed at the Queen’s favourite home, Windsor Castle, in 1982. The two heads of state shared a love of horses and were famously pictured riding side by side in Windsor ...
The Queen of Versailles is a 2012 American documentary film by Lauren Greenfield.The film depicts Jackie Siegel and David Siegel, owners of Westgate Resorts, and their family as they build their private residence—Versailles, one of the largest and most expensive single-family houses in the United States—and the crisis they face as the US economy declines.