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Show WEDNESDAY, NOV. Rockne Legacy Continues By ROGER D. PLOTHOW Herald Correipondent Bear Bryant and Amos Alonzo Stagg notwithstanding, the greatest name in college football still belongs to Knute Kenneth Rockne. It was Rockne work with the forward pass, along with that of teammate Gus Dorais, that led to Notre Dame's stunning 3 upset of Army in 1913, which in turn led to the popularization of the pass as an offensive tactic. team, f hey wrote articles about me and I didn't even travel," he said. He said it was during that period that he went through some "real psychological problems." He said he made friends with Jeff Jorgen-sowho is now the head coach at College of Eastern Utah, who helped him "put everything in per- n, 35-1- Rockne's spective." Rockne said he has a tendency to not want to introduce himself because the response is usually the same. "I introduced myself to the officials before a game this week and they all asked if they were going to be on television," he said. "It gets old in a hurry." Even though his grandfather died when his father was only five years old, Rockne knows a lot about the legendary coach. "What some people don't realize is that he was a great chemist as well as a coach. He laid the groundwork for the development of synthetic rubber. He chose coaching because it paid $60 more a month. He feels many people consider him to be a bridge between the present and the 1920's. But that is one thing he doesn't dislike. "I sometimes get disgusted with the modern version of football," he to said. "I guess I'm a throw-bac- k that earlier era. I don't think the NCAA is fulfilling it's obligation to teach people today about that era of football." He believes the biggest change is in the values taught to the athletes involved. He said football was secondary to teaching values in his grandfather's day, something that is missing in today's version of the sport. "Most people pay lip service to teaching values such as cooperation, team play and discipline to athletes. My grandfather and coaches like Pop Warner and Alonzo Stagg honestly taught those values. That's the difference between today and my grandfather's day," he said. "To me, wins and losses are secondary." Rockne was born in Logan while record at -coaching is probaNotre Dame bly only a glimpse1 of what it could have been had he not been tragically killed in a plane crash in 1931. Rockne enjoyed five undetcated seasons in his short coaching career. Though he died at a young age, his name lives on in the most unlikely of places. While the deserts of Utah are a far cry from the cornfields of Indiana, Rockne's legacy is being extended here in the Rocky Mountains by a man who bears the same name. Knute Rockne III (the 'k' is NOT 105-12- silent), the legendary coach's grandson, is the head football coach at East Carbon High School located near Price in east central Utah. And while he is proud of his name and what it stands for, he says having a name like Knute Rockne is sometimes not all it's cracked up to be. "It's really a sword," he said. "I've gotten a lot of publicity because of it, and frankly, I don't like it all that much. I get it because of my name, not because of what I've done." On the other hand, Rockne says he's no different than anyone else and likes to get his ego stroked. But there was a time when it caused him some real problems. "When I was at Utah State, I knew my athletic ability was limited. I didn't travel with the team, but the players would come back from trips and bring back stories written about Utah State having Knute Rockne's grandson on the two-edg- - Page THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, 3. 1982 WEEKDAYS SATURDAY 9:30 to 9 9 to 7 CLOSED SUNDAY his father, Knute Rockne II, was getting his degree at Utah State. His family eventually moved back to South Bend, Ind., where he played high school football. Even there, in the very shadow of the buildings his grandfather once walked among, it was his name that got him notoriety. "When they would announce the players before the game," he said, "they would always announce me as 'Knute Rockne's grandson.'" He returned to Logan to play football at Utah State, not entertaining any illusions of playing for Notre Dame. "I didn't want to go to SPORT CENTERS mm m m .mm mm m Notre Dame and just stand around," he explained, "but, as it turned out, I didn't play much at Utah State either." FIELD BROWN CANVAS BIRD After graduating, he took several assistant coaching jobs out of the state before returning to Utah last Carbon. year as head coach His team went 6 his first year, but just completed a 3 season. As yet, there is no Knute Rockne IV, but Rockne said he hopes his wife, who is expecting, has a son. He hasn't decided for sure yet, but if it is a boy, he may pass his name on. "Maybe I owe it to the world to carry that name on," he said. "There hasn't been enough done to remember that era of coaches. Kids can tell you all the current players, but they can't tell you why the Heisman trophy was named after Richard Heisman or what he did. There is a football program named after Pop Warner, but the kids can't tell you who he was. The kids at East Carbon know who Knute Rockne was, but not many others do." Rockne's utltimate aim is to return to Notre Dame as a coach some day. He says he's not ready to go now, and he may change his mind after the passage of time, but for now that is his desire. And it would be only fitting for Knute Rockne return to South Bend to lead the Fighting Irish. His grandfather would undoubtedly be proud. VEST WITH GAME POCKET LOOPS & SHELL aiast 4-- 6-- Our reg. LEATHER HUNTING $8.98 FOR MEN BOOTS 240 Style & BOYS Mens Sizes 689 Style Boys Sizes 22! 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