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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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