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Rockne of Notre Dame - The Making of a Football Legend (Paperback) Loot Price: R511
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Rockne of Notre Dame - The Making of a Football Legend (Paperback): Ray Robinson

Rockne of Notre Dame - The Making of a Football Legend (Paperback)

Ray Robinson

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In a mere twelve years, Rockne's "Fighting Irish" won 105 games, including five astonishing undefeated seasons. But Rockne was more than the sum of his victories--he was an icon who, more than anyone, made football an American obsession.

The book gives us colorful descriptions of such Rockne teams as the undefeated 1924 eleven led by the illustrious Four Horsemen, and the 1930 squad, Rockne's last and greatest. A renowned motivator whose "Win one for the Gipper" is the most famous locker-room speech ever, Rockne was also football's most brilliant innovator, a pioneer of the forward pass, a master of the psychological ploy, and an early advocate of conditioning. In this balanced account, Rockne emerges as an exemplary and complex figure: a fierce competitor who was generous in victory and defeat; an inspiring father figure to his players; and a man so revered nationwide that when he died in a plane crash in 1931, at the height of his career, he was mourned by the entire country.

"A solid portrait of one of football's most solid figures."--The New York Times Book Review

General

Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 2002
First published: November 2002
Authors: Ray Robinson
Dimensions: 15 x 203 x 135mm (L x W x H)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-515792-5
Categories: Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > General
LSN: 0-19-515792-3
Barcode: 9780195157925

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