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Hace 5 días · In the years that immediately preceded that fateful day, the KKK had watched with despair as Coach Knute Rockne and his football “Ramblers” had barnstormed across the country, winning praise for their fighting spirit and the University. Mr. President, we can’t forget that, at the time, Catholics were a major target for the KKK in the Midwest.
Hace 1 día · Reagan of course fondly mentioned his role in the classic film and true story “Knute Rockne, All American,” in which he played George Gipp, a star halfback at Notre Dame who died tragically of pneumonia but whose legacy would endure forever. Reagan was drawn to the role in part because it spoke to him about what it means to be an American.
Hace 2 días · In 1928, coach Knute Rockne used his final conversation with the dying Gipp to inspire the Notre Dame team to beat Army and "win one for the Gipper"; that scene became the climax of the 1940 film, Knute Rockne, All American, starring Pat O'Brien as Rockne and Ronald Reagan as Gipp.
Hace 2 días · Watch All American live. TV-14 • Drama, Sports • TV Series. Spencer James is a rising high school football player and A student at South Crenshaw High, but when coach Billy Baker recruits him...
Hace 1 día · Rockne 45 Coach • Alden Jewell on Flickr If there's one sport I absolutely loathe, it's football. Not the use-your-feet football, aka soccer — I'm talking about the use-your-hands American football, a gladiatorial display of brute force that makes me wince whenever I see a hard hit.
Hace 3 días · Some of his notable roles include George “The Gipper” Gipp in “Knute Rockne, All American” (1940), and Drake McHugh in “Kings Row” (1942). Reagan’s film career peaked in the 1950s, but he continued to act in movies and television throughout the 1960s.
Hace 4 días · The 1940 film 'Knute Rockne-All American' portrayed the life of one of the most famous and most loved football coaches. Which team did he coach? Answer: Notre Dame
