We are pleased to announce that Coach For A Nation: The Life and Times of Knute Rockne, the comprehensive biography by Jim Lefebvre, has been honored for excellence by the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Known in the book trade as the IPPYs, the awards are the highest honor for independent book publishing in North Read Full Post
What Would Rockne Say…
February 2, 2014 by
Author Jim Lefebvre shared his insights as to what Coach Knute Rockne may have had to say about the the recent announcement of the $400 million building project called Campus Crossroads announced by Notre Dame. Listen to his interview (below) with WSBT’s Eric Hansen and Darin Pritchett. The legendary coach, known as a visionary in Read Full Post
A Notre Dame Family’s Home
October 28, 2013 by
This year’s Notre Dame-Southern Cal game was to be a special occasion for the Bob Cronin family of Elmhurst, Illinois. Bob, a 1982 Notre Dame graduate and former president of the ND Club of Chicago, was told by his old buddies from Dillon Hall that they had something special they wanted to present to the Read Full Post
More Than Scores
October 9, 2013 by
Every day, there seems to be more stories swirling around the world of football beyond wins and losses, strategies and statistics. Here are just a few from recent days: A PBS Frontline documentary details the efforts of the NFL to deny and undermine evidence linking violent football collisions with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which has been Read Full Post
The Alma Mater: What Would ‘Rock’ Do?
October 2, 2013 by
Amidst the flap over whether Notre Dame football players should join their fellow ND students in the singing of “Notre Dame, Our Mother” after the conclusion of games—win or lose—was this statement from Brian Kelly: “I just don’t think it’s appropriate to put your players after defeat in a situation where they are exposed.” Exposed? Read Full Post
Rockne and Leadership
September 17, 2013 by
We happened to read a piece on leadership, and were struck by these words: “This is the thing about great men and women. They aren’t so star-struck by their own persona that they can’t share power. Too often, playmakers hoard knowledge, process and command. Afraid of losing control, they resist the process of mentoring successors. Read Full Post
Rockne at 125: Still Teaching Us
March 4, 2013 by
On this day 125 years ago — March 4, 1988 — a carriage-maker in the village of Voss, Norway by the name of Lars Rokne and his wife, Mary Gjermo Rokne, welcomed into the world their second child and first son, whom they would name Knute Kenneth Rokne. So started the remarkable journey of Knute Read Full Post
Coming this September, from Great Day Press:
“Coach For A Nation: The Life and Times of Knute Rockne”
March 4, 2013 by
He transformed the game of football forever and inspired a nation along the way. Knute Rockne’s journey from immigrant child to Notre Dame coaching legend to revered national figure illustrates to us today the endless possibilities of the human spirit. This September, Great Day Press presents the authoritative biography Coach For A Nation: The Life Read Full Post
Rockne Envisioned A Different Game
March 4, 2013 by
It would be accurate to call Knute Rockne a “man on the move.” After his playing days at Notre Dame (1910-13), he served as assistant coach to Jesse Harper in 1914-17, and kept his toe in the waters of competition beyond the college gridiron. Several times a week, after Notre Dame practice, he would zip Read Full Post
A Gifted Life: John P. Hickey, Sr.
March 2, 2013 by
How many of us are fortunate enough to live a fulfilling life of 90-plus years, surrounded by a loving family…and also cross paths with two of the most legendary figures in the history of American athletics? Such was the life of John Patrick Hickey, who is being buried today from Wellesley, Mass. John Hickey and Read Full Post
