Why was Knute Rockne important to football
Knute Rockne has been immortalized by facts even more than by legends. When Pat O'Brien portrayed Knute Rockne's coaching career at Notre Dame in a memorable motion picture one felt the strong emotional appeal of those words - "Let's win this for the Gipper."
Yet, back of Knute Rockne's understanding of men was an even greater understanding of undiscovered truth. Though most of the coaches of his time saw the forward pass as a "stop gap" or an "interesting novelty", Rockne saw in it exactly what it has become . . . the most potent weapon in offensive football!
