Coach For A Nation: The Life and Times of Knute Rockne by Jim Lefebvre

Coach For A Nation: The Life and Times of Knute Rockne by Jim Lefebvre

Author:Jim Lefebvre [Lefebvre, Jim]
Language: deu
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9780981884134
Publisher: Great Day Press
Published: 2013-12-08T16:00:00+00:00


Rockne’s earlier forays into semi-pro football as an occasional player and coach did not endear him to the pro game. Pro or semi-pro ball, he felt, kept men from their appointed professions and turned them into “football tramps.” How could they be considered for respectable jobs if they were forever slipping off to knock heads on a potato patch for a few bucks a match? Rockne, who never lost sight of his training that stressed the Greek principle of strengthening the mind and body, believed in the educated, well-rounded man. He had been one himself at Notre Dame, serious about school and involved in many activities. From early on as a head coach, he worked to place his graduated players into coaching positions on college campuses, where they could further their education, go into a profession, or prepare for business, without the uncertainty of the nascent pro game.



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