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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.
The Transcontinental and Western Air flight was a Fokker F.10 Trimotor en route from Kansas City to Los Angeles on March 31, 1931. [2] On the first leg of the flight to Wichita, the airplane crashed into an open field [note 2] a few miles southwest of Bazaar; all eight on board died, including famed football coach Knute Rockne, of the University of Notre Dame.
At the time of her death, Seeberg was a 19-year-old freshman at Saint Mary's College, located across the street from University of Notre Dame. Thirteen members of the Seeberg family have attended either Notre Dame or Saint Mary's. [1]
Knute Kenneth Rockne (/(k ə) ˈ n uː t ˈ r ɒ k n i /; [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.
Culver attended St. Martin de Porres High School in Detroit, Michigan and earned a scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, where he started as a tailback in 1990 and 1991. The Irish backfield had a number of talented running backs, including future pros Ricky Watters and Reggie Brooks and NFL Hall-of-Famer Jerome Bettis.
Coach Dan Devine offered him a scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, where Kiel earned the starting quarterback job during his freshman year, four games into the 1980 season. The team achieved a 9-0-1 record and the #2 ranking before closing the season with losses at USC (3-20) and to Georgia in the Sugar Bowl (10–17).
A staff sergeant in the US Army 200th Coast Artillery who survived the Bataan Death March, during the Death March his Notre Dame class ring was stolen by a Japanese guard. Miraculously it was returned by an English speaking Japanese Officer who had been educated at the University of Southern California and had seen Tonelli score the winning ...
Notre Dame said in an email to The Associated Press on Tuesday that the family confirmed Faust's death. Faust guided the Fighting Irish from 1981 through 1985, compiling a record of 30-26-1.