Knute Rockne, in a lot of ways, was one of the first famous "influencers" in America. Whether it be Notre Dame football or a line of Studebakers that brandished his last name, Rockne was always ...

On March 31, 1931, Notre Dame college ... Several years after Rockne’s death, a young Ronald Reagan played George Gipp in the 1940s movie “Knute Rockne, All American. Pat O’Brien stared ...

Rockne's funeral, held at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame, was one of the most solemn and widely attended events in American sports ... and players, all mourning the loss of a ...