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DAME
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1988
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KNUTE ROCKNE
NOTRE
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KNUTE ROCKNE
First Day of Issue: March 9, 1988
First Issue Location: Notre Dame, Indiana
Like many immigrants of his time, Knute Rockne
dreamed of going to college. Earning his own way, he
finally made the dream come true, attending Notre Dame
University. There he earned a reputation as one of the
most brilliant college football players of all time. In 1914,
he graduated, but Notre Dame found a way to hold on
to this football great. He was hired as a chemistry instruc-
tor and football coach. And soon, it was apparent that
Knute Rockne was destined for fame. By 1918, he was
head coach of the Notre Dame football team. In the next
13 years, Notre Dame won 105 games, lost only 12,
and tied five. Rockne's leadership brought the school to
the heights of college football, and the game itself prof-
ited from his genius. He taught to perfection the art of
forward passing and insisted on the absolute coordina-
tion of team members so that they played like a finely
tuned machine. Rockne thus earned the admiration of
a nation of football fans. On April 1, 1931, Knute Rockne
was killed in a plane crash, and all America felt the loss.
No. 88-13
©1988 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Tom Lydon.
