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Knute Rockne

Selected Writings By Rockne:

The Autobiography of Knute K. Rockne. Edited, with prefatory note, by Bonnie Skiles Rockne (Mrs. Knute K. Rockne) and with introduction and postscript by Father John Cavanaugh, C.S.C.; illustrated from photographs. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1931.

Chronology

1888	Born in Voss, Norway
1893	Emigrates to United States and settles in Chicago, Illinois
1905	Leaves high school without a diploma
1907	Passes civil service examination and becomes mail handler at Chicago post office
1910	Begins courses at Notre Dame University
1914	Graduates from Notre Dame with a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy
1914	Marries Bonnie Skiles in Sandusky, Ohio
1914	Becomes assistant football coach and chemistry instructor at Notre Dame
1917	Advances to head coach of Notre Dame's team
1919	Finishes first unbeaten season as coach
1924	Fighting Irish win first national college football championship title
1925	Converts to Roman Catholicism
1925	Becomes athletic director at Notre Dame
1930	Finishes fifth unbeaten season and team wins third national championship title
1931	Dies in plane crash near Bazaar, Kansas on March 31

Coaching: The Way of the Winner. New York: Devin-Adair, 1931.

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