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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.
He broke out of these types of films by portraying George Gipp in Knute Rockne, All American (1940), which would be rejuvenated when reporters called Reagan "the Gipper" while he campaigned for president. [38] Reagan starred in Kings Row (1942) as a leg amputee; [39] this performance was considered his best by many critics. [40]
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 ...
There’s actually a very funny moment in the film: when a member of Reagan’s political advance team encourages a cohort to “Win one for the gipper!” — a quote from “Knute Rockne, All ...
As for Reagan, Trump named his political movement after a Gipper slogan: Let's Make America Great Again. ... Trump repeated that he doesn't understand why Lincoln didn't "settle" the dispute with ...
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".
Many New York City theaters didn't show the film "Reagan" -- about Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United States and conservative icon who won re-election in a 1984 landslide carrying 49 ...