Show KNUTE K ROCKNE LIKES CHEMISTRY notre dames grid mentor relaxes in laboratory chemist clie mist that the knute kemte K g rockne the football world knows little about of at the die gridron grid rou in 10 Is like the hie alock only one respect his entails ent enthusiasm hils for chemistry the crafts tutor of 0 the university or of notre dame dam football teams finds diversion tit in tilt beakers hunson burners school 1111 lab arid microscopes wi crosco pes of the orya respite from brou arduous tasks as director of athletics rock received liis ills degree in chemistry at notre daniel find and fur for several everal s yours years taught classes in ills his alma MR cia ter As duties in the lie athletic department increased lie was forced to ill di t onil nue chemistry tutoring thirty live years ago rotene colne to the united states fr from on vois A nor way lie was live years old ilia parents settled in chicago rock learned the rudiments of football on one of the hardest gridirons grid irons of the sport the streets of chicago hi engo ile he received his first lessons in ill the is sport from the hoys boys of if liis his neighborhood raffle knute wanted tin nn education but did not have the money to obtain it he birst worked as a lumberjack ack in the wisconsin woods then was a seaman on the great lukes arid and finally became a mall clerk ile he studied nights flights and finally had enough credits to enter non e dame in 1910 rockne appeared on the south gerld Ca campus a stocky youth of ft twenty two lie ile brought t notre daine a pair of speedy legs a vve eve of 0 fool billi and a strong individuality ItY three factors that stomped stamped hlin a 8 rest grea player and a great coach elicit it him in pei fen years have well eligh of f the speedy legs but the other qualities remain lost cast in a daring mold rockne as a coath coach scorned precedent and cut loose from tradition ile he introduced open football to the rast east to the consternation ster nation lOtion of the army the dor donals nis rockne passing combination became far farlies lims roc loc twice was named to the all american team tie lie played end when lie he was graduated rockne became assistant to 0 o jess harper conch coach arid and when harper retired ills his assistant pot got t the e j job 0 b KoL Roc knes hair trigger offensive and shit ting tind line ant aal the lie fighting qualities of rockne teams have made notre dame one of nf the best known teams in the lie country |