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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Knute Rockne is dead. The south side of Chicago is no longer primarily populated by working class people of Irish descent. Many people of Irish descent no longer want their children to identify with a cultural heritage of
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South Bend Tribune
http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20091228/Opinion/912280319/-1/XML
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Knute Rockne is dead. The south side of Chicago is no longer primarily populated by working class people of Irish descent. Many people of Irish descent no longer want their children to identify with a cultural heritage of
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South Bend Tribune
http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20091228/Opinion/912280319/-1/xml
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Who knew Claude Julien had a bit of Herb Brooks or Knute Rockne in him?
According to several Bruins players, prior to the Bruins-Maple Leafs game Saturday night, their head coach, and the reigning Jack Adams Award winner, decided it was time to
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National Hockey league | NHL.com
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=509205&cmpid=rss-murphy
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Notre Dame football, Kentucky basketball. Kentucky basketball, Notre Dame football. Take your pick. One of them is the toughest job in college sports. The other is second.
The expectations for each are enormous, and often unrealistic. But there are
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Sports Illustrated
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2009/12/04/next_nd_coach_in_no_win_situation/?xid=si_topstories
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Here is where we will be recommending things to you. There will be many different kinds of things, from films to hairstyles, all of which have been researched, tested, and submitted to a month-long stay at a resort for people who appreciate the finer
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McSweeney's
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/recommends/#Glee
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PULLMAN — Maybe it was Knute Rockne. Or maybe it was his Notre Dame quarterback Gus Dorais.
But back in football's ancient days, somebody had to be the first to say the quarterback and the receiver were "on the same page" when describing a big pass
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/cougars/2010254021_coug12.html?syndication=rss
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Though Jimmy Clausen prevented a loss to BC, Irish fans have come to expect more.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Maybe when giants roamed the north central Indiana landscape, when Knute Rockne or Ara Parseghian coached at Notre Dame, a four-point victory over
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Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/10/26/notre.dame/index.html?eref=si_latest
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Here is where we will be recommending things to you. There will be many different kinds of things, from films to hairstyles, all of which have been researched, tested, and submitted to a month-long stay at a resort for people who appreciate the finer
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McSweeney's
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/recommends/#ParksandRecreation
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Late on the eve of the next installment in the USC - Notre Dame rivalry, it seems like time to take a good long look at our rivals. Sure we may tease them about getting shelled the last few years, and their resorting to getting misty eyed over their
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Conquest Chronicles
http://www.conquestchronicles.com/2009/10/16/1088661/notre-dame-football-an-alternative
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The list starts with Gus Dorais, who joined somebody named Knute Rockne to perfect the forward pass. From there, the honor roll of Notre Dame quarterbacks includes Heisman Trophy winners Angelo Bertelli, Johnny Lujack, Paul Hornung
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AOL Sports
http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2009/10/14/clausen-among-irish-greats-almost/
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In Football, Auburn, Chicago, Harvard, Michigan State, Nebraska and Washington went undefeated -- and so did Notre Dame, led by senior Knute Rockne; George Halas was a senior at Crane Tech.
In 1913 ... Woodrow Wilson
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FOX Sports
http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=fb896be9448b889dea43d396732f062a
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame will unveil a bronze sculpture of coaching great Knute Rockne on Friday.
The sculpture of the most successful coach in Fighting Irish history depicts Rockne in his coaching sweatshirt and baseball pants with his hands on
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ESPN
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Notre Dame will pay tribute to the most successful football coach in the school’s history when they unveil a bronze sculpture of Knute Rockne on Friday.
The sculpture of Rockne will be situated just outside Notre Dame Stadium not far from another
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TransWorldNews
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Big East school. The conferences agreed to a four-year pact through 2013.
NEW YORK -- One by one, they stood at the podium and spoke of history and of tradition. They spoke of back in the day when the House That Ruth Built was brand-new. A time when
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The Connecticut Post
http://www.connpost.com/sports/ci_13455114?source=rss
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Perhaps it was Vince Lombardi who said the team that controls the line of scrimmage wins the football game.
Maybe it was Knute Rockne or Pop Warner. Maybe it’s every football coach in history.
That old adage still rings true, and Connecticut proved it
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Waco Tribune-Herald
http://www.wacotrib.com/baylor/content/sports/college/2009/09/21/09212009wacBUcolumn.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=17
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SOUTH BEND, IND. — Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis has seen the best and worst of Michigan's Big House.
After his team beat the then-No. 3 Wolverines, quieting the crowd of 111,386 in Notre Dame's first win in Ann Arbor in 12 years, Weis was asked about
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Asbury Park Press
http://www.app.com/article/20090908/SPORTS/90908139/1002&source=rss
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Sports movies have clicked with audiences for a long time, from classics such as "The Pride of the Yankees" and "Knute Rockne All-American" to new ones such as "Sugar."
The best sports movies make us cheer, even when we know what's coming. They make us
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2147657/top_five_best_sports_movies.html
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Vital statistics
Born Nov. 13, 1900, in Oskaloosa, Iowa; died April 26, 1974, at age 73 in Clearwater, Fla.
What he did
An All-America football player under the famous coach Knute Rockne at Notre Dame, Dr. Anderson followed in Rockne’s footsteps and
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette
http://www.telegram.com/article/20090802/NEWS/908020392/1003/RSS01&source=rss
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Notre Dame and Army will play the first football game at the new Yankee Stadium next year, rekindling a tradition that took off after Knute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech more than 80 years ago.
The teams will meet in 2010, across the street
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ABC News
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AbcNews_Sports/~3/UnS0JUJBlts/wireStory
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After going 19-6 in his first two seasons, Weis has led the Irish to a 10-15 record the past two years, not exactly numbers that would make Knute Rockne smile. Reports are that firing him wouldn't be cost-effective for the Irish brass, so they're
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Austin American-Statesman
http://www.statesman.com/horns/content/sports/stories/longhorns/2009/07/15/0715top25.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=54
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The coach who popularized the pep talk was Notre Dame's Knute Rockne. In his era, coaches weren't allowed to send in a stream of substitutions and micromanage every play. Most of their communication was done before the game or at halftime, and Rockne's
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Austin American-Statesman
http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/longhorns/2009/06/19/0619texpeptalks.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=54
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“If there were a Mount Rushmore of people who had the most profound effect on the NFL, Halas and Lombardi would be up there (Probably Mara from the Giants as well and then someone else, but that is an article for another day).”
Well, today is that
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1901320&src=rss
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Add another limb to the great Bear Bryant/Frank Thomas/Knute Rockne coaching tree, Joker Phillips has been named the "coach in waiting" at Kentucky...
Add another limb to the great Bear Bryant/Frank Thomas/Knute Rockne coaching tree, Joker Phillips has
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/170250-no-joking-with-kentucky-football-joker-is-coach-in-waiting
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Knute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech may seem old and faded now, but it stands the test of time. Tim Tebow's inspirational speech apparently will go down in history as well. Florida recently put up a plaque outside the front entrance to the
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Fanblogs.com College Football Blog
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fanblogs/~3/wXXmOOZJbPY/008067.php
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Knute Rockne
Sterling World Plaza
Beverly Hills, Calif., 90210
Dear Knute, er, Donald,
How are you?
I was worried when you went berserk after the Spurs crushed your guys. If you get upset every time a good team steps on the Clippers, you'll be
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Los Angeles Times
http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/~3/s1_5uCWQpYo/la-sp-heisler8-2009mar08,0,6013100.column
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According to the Global Language Monitor, the top
10 HollyWORDS of 2005 are:
1. Pinot (Sideways)
2. Genius
(Ray)
3. Hand Washing (Aviator, etc)
4. "Mo chuisle"
(Million Dollar Baby)
5. Gipper (The Knute Rockne
Story)
6. Neverland (Finding
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Economic Times
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Media__Entertainment_/Entertainment/Top_15_HollyWORDS_of_2005/rssarticleshow/4199658.cms
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RONALD Reagan - whose Hollywood career is often dismissed as a mere steppingstone to The Gipper's presidency - could occasionally score as an actor, a month-long retrospective on Turner Classic Movie shows. And interestingly, the Great Communicator
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New York Post
http://www.nypost.com/seven/03012009/tv/one_for_the_gipper_157271.htm
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I credit the Goodmans with our recent draft successes (Xanders arrived after the last draft). Second, I don’t like the idea of an owner stepping in and watching film. If he forgets to leave football to the professionals, were all up a creek without a
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1656095&src=rss
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except Jackson. I was quite impressed by some of the big catches he made in Scheffler’s absence, but I suppose it’s not that big of a deal – we’re talking about a third-stringer here. I know Winborn’s energy was endearing to many Broncos fans, but I
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Sports Blogs
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except Jackson. I was quite impressed by some of the big catches he made in Scheffler’s absence, but I suppose it’s not that big of a deal – we’re talking about a third-stringer here. I know Winborn’s energy was endearing to many Broncos fans, but I
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1652027&src=rss
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Glad to keep him aboard!
Is there such a thing as a Playstation 3 Anonymous? I can't seem to stop thinking about or playing COD 4 and COD 5. I hear this is quite normal for a teenager, but I haven't been a teenager since Bill Clinton was frolicking
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1637180&src=rss
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Once upon a time in college football, it was considered almost immoral
to overtly recruit a high school player to play at a major university.
Oh, they could send out letters, telegrams, make a pitch for a talented
kid, but to beg, sell and lower
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Deseret News
http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705282261,00.html
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...Part of the Knute Rockne legend is that he once spent the summer as a lifeguard at Cedar Point, working on passing techniques with Notre Dame teammate Gus Dorais. That fall, the Irish upset Army 35-13 because of a barrage of Dorais-to-Rockne passes, and the...
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Columbus Dispatch
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2009/01/28/hunter28.ART_ART_01-28-09_C1_DMCNCF1.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101
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...a shoot 'em up or a war movie. In fact, the only movie that I remember seeing that was not a Western or a war movie was Knute Rockne. Our whole family went to see Knute Rockne. Daddy did not know it, but I saw those tears falling from his eyes when Coach...
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Ouachita Citizen
http://www.ouachitacitizen.com/news.php?id=3513
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...up for it. I just taped the scoresheet to the door,” said Huskies coach Gary Defina, who clearly didn’t have to get into Knute Rockne mode before the game. “That was all that took. They remember.” “Everyone was counting us out, so for us to upset Steamboat...
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Vail Daily
http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20090119/SPORTS/901199931/-1/RSS05
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...up for it. I just taped the scoresheet to the door,” said Huskies coach Gary Defina, who clearly didn’t have to get into Knute Rockne mode before the game. “That was all that took. They remember.” “Everyone was counting us out, so for us to upset Steamboat...
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The Vail Trail
http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20090119/SPORTS/901199931/-1/rss04
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...are predicting that Tebow's speech will go down as one of the greatest in college football history, right up there with Knute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper." When Tebow made his promise it seemed plausible that the Gators would play with passion the rest...
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Gainesville Sun
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090111/news/901110963
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...though, the central justification for Irish supremacy may finally evaporate. Should Notre Dame's early success under Knute Rockne, left, count for as much as Oklahoma's more recent dominance under Barry Switzer and current coach Bob Stoops? With apologies...
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Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123092792366849719.html?mod=rss_Sports
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...Road, Arnaudville, charged with possession with intent to distribute Schedule II drugs. Joseph Anthony Sosa Jr., 29, 128 Knute Rockne Drive, Opelousas, arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear in court to answer charges of two counts of forgery. Byron...
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The Opelousas Daily World
http://dailyworld.com/article/20090102/NEWS01/901020307/-1/rss
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...a link to Jay’s comments. Oh well, even Elway was a bit of a drama queen early on. ; ) Win or lose, do it fairly. -- Knute Rockne “While yet unspoken, you are master of the word. After it is spoken, the word is master of you.” Okay, that said, Jay’s comments...
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=1552540&src=rss
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...a fine NFL player, too, but hard to compete with the greatest locker room speech ever, given by the guy he was named after, Knute Rockne. Legendary walk-ons: Rudy Ruettiger's more famous, but Reggie Ho actually impacted the outcome of games and has one named...
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Honolulu Star-Bulletin
http://www.starbulletin.com/sports/20081224_Matching_up_in_legends_and_lore.html
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...doom-and-gloom horsemen. In 1924, the Four Horsemen monicker referred to Notre Dame's legendary backfield. Some guy named Knute Rockne was the coach back then and led them to an undefeated season that year. Charles Bachman, a disciple of Rockne, came within...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/94105-florida-gator-running-backs-good-enough-for-a-nickname
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...and that year he acted in his first motion picture. Although never a major star, Reagan appeared in 50 films, including Knute Rockne—All-American (1940), King's Row (1941), The Hasty Heart (1950), and Bedtime for Bonzo (1951). He became interested in politics...
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InfoPlease
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0841271.html
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...Tharp is known as a fitness fanatic and in answer she offered up an abbreviated version of the two-hour-long part-ballet, part-Knute Rockne routine she puts herself through every morning. You can only marvel at how Tharp, ever the choreographer, has arranged...
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The Tennessean
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20081207/TUNEIN/812070405/1005/RSS04
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...Tim Tebow said after Florida’s loss to Ole Miss will never be up there with Knute Rockne’s “Win One for the Gipper” speech. Unless you consider yourself a member of the Gator Nation. Teary-eyed after a 31-30 defeat to the Rebels in Gainesville, Tebow stepped...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/uga/stories/2008/12/06/sec_florida_alabama.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21
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...think if Florida goes on and beats Alabama and gets into the BCS title game, it will go down as one of those George Gipp/Knute Rockne moments," said Lundquist, who will call Saturday's 4 p.m. SEC Championship Game with Gary Danielson. To review, after the...
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Gainesville Sun
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20081205/news/812050271
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...make the Huskies a player again on the national stage. You wanted Mora. A coach-motivator. A wunderkind with street cred. A Knute Rockne for the 21st century. Well, you got him. Or the next best thing. Or, who knows? Maybe the next-even-better thing. Steve...
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/stevekelley/2008471207_kelley05.html?syndication=rss
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...to show. The black boots issued to him during basic training in 1972 are strapped on tightly. If he quotes anyone, it is Knute Rockne. This is the Greene County Bill DeWeese - a back-slapping good ol' boy driving a mud-splattered pickup, a proud lifetime member...
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Philly.com
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/news/Scandal_has_Dewesse_out_.html
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...to his skeleton? Hey, who knew football could be a game of pants and skins? On the eve of his team playing Notre Dame, where Knute Rockne immortalized the inspirational pep talk, USC's Pete Carroll was asked if he ever would attempt to rouse by answering the...
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The Orange County Register
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/carroll-coach-ferrell-2242908-way-football
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...Story of the Four Horsemen and Notre Dame's 1924 Champions," (ACTA Sports, Skokie, Ill.) It was 84 years ago that Coach Knute Rockne's team won what was the first undisputed national title by what then was fast becoming football's national team. That such...
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South Bend Tribune
http://www.southbendtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081122/SPORTS13/811220409/1021/XML
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