Rockne
Americannoun
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Was it Knute Rockne who said: “Quit one for the Gipper?”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025
When he retired after the 1953 season, Leahy had the second-best record in the history of college football, trailing only Knute Rockne, his forebear at Notre Dame.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025
Ronald Reagan’s political slogan when he was running for president was “Win one for the Gipper,” a quote associated with his 1940 football film “Knute Rockne, All American.”
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025
It was time for a Knute Rockne speech, except Taylor struck a more measured tone.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2023
He was the kind driven by the visions of certain men who’d come to occupy mythic sites in his life, scratchy visions of Rockne, Lombardi, visions of LBJ, Nixon.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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