Word: knute
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...part. Some typical roles: admirer of a dying Bette Davis in Dark Victory (1939), suitor to Shirley Temple in That Hagan Girl (1947) and a scientist who played second banana to a chimpanzee in Bedtime for Bonzo (1951). Two roles won him acclaim: George Gipp, the doomed halfback of Knute Rockne, All American (1940), and Drake McHugh, the playboy whose legs are amputated needlessly by a sadistic doctor in King's Row (1941). As McHugh wakes from anesthesia, he speaks the line that became the title of Reagan's 1965 autobiography, Where's the Rest...
That look may eventually lead to the pros, for Parseghian's record is impressive. His 94-victory total after eleven years at Notre Dame is second only to the 105 amassed by the legendary Knute Rockne. His career winning percentage at Miami of Ohio, Northwestern and Notre Dame is a glittering .745. But Ara says it will be a while before he's ready to try again. He plans to spend more time with his wife Katie, and devote greater attention to his insurance business and volunteer work with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. (His daughter Karan suffers...
...Knute Rockne, All American [1940]. The life story of college football's greatest coach, starring Pat O'Brien. A couple of years ago Patty returned to Notre Dame to give a fantastic reenactment of the inimitable half-time pep-talk in the film when Knute Rockne inspired a losing Notre Dame team to "hit one for the Gipper." (George Gipp, one of the greatest running backs in all of football died in his senior year at N.D.). This was the night before a football game, and the atmosphere was something like a cross between ancient fertility rites and classical Bacchanalia...
...Knute Rockne--All American [1940]. See Ronald Reagan win one for the Gipper. Ch. 56, 11:30 p.m. B/W, 2 hours...
...Knute Rockne," Sanders said yesterday of his coaching style. "I won't lift them up. You have to deal with the type of guy you're coaching...