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Knute Rockne

March 31, 2025

Solved: The Mysteries Behind Knute Rockne’s Final Flight

March 31, 2025 marks the 94th anniversary of the plane crash that claimed the life of my great-grandfather, Knute Rockne, and seven other men. On March 31, 1931, Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne was scheduled to fly on T&WA’s 8:30 a.m. flight from Kansas City to Los Angeles. The morning sky was overcast, a Continue reading

Knute Rockne

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December 23, 2024

The Correct Way to Say “Knute”

Apparently on Sunday, an NFL announcer, Charles Davis, mentioned the name “Knute Rockne” and pronounced it with a hard K, i.e. Ka-nute. A fellow announcer, Ian Eagle, gave him a hard time about it. I don’t watch the NFL, so I missed the live exchange, but the clip got sent to me, and I gave Continue reading

Knute Rockne

Charles Davis, College Football, Family History, football, history, hollywood, Knute Rockne, leadership, Notre Dame, sports, sports history