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KNUTE ROCKNE

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KNUTE ROCKNE
<p><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'>KNUTE ROCKNE</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:windowtext'> (1888-1931). Legendary Notre Dame football coach who revolutionized football strategy in developing the forward pass. SP, b/w, 8"x10" standing portrait with young typist. Signed in purple ink at bottom left corner, adding “<i>1930</i>.” Ink a little uneven; wear, especially at edges; bottom border slightly trimmed; chipped at two corner tips with minimal paper loss; 1¼" and occasional small edge tears expertly repaired; creased at bottom left corner tip; o/w Good. Rockne popularized college sports by turning Notre Dame into a football powerhouse. He compiled a record of 105 wins and only 12 losses before his death in an airplane crash.</span></p>