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Article: Knute Rockne.(PM People)
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- Popular Mechanics
- Article date:
- November 1, 2003
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What does it take to be a football star? The most important requirements are "brains, courage, self-restraint, co-ordination, fire of nervous energy and an unselfish point of view." Says who? None other than the legendary football coach Knute Rockne in his October 1926 POPULAR MECHANICS article, "How To Be A Football Star."
"Of course, he must have a bit of speed and a bit of physique," the legendary Notre Dame coach added, "but then these things are taken for granted."
And by 1926, Rockne's reputation as one of the best college football coaches in the country attracted players with these attributes. His colorful coaching style made him a favorite of ...