American Experience - Season 5 Episode 9 Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish
When he died in 1931 in a plane crash on his way to Hollywood to sign a film contract, the President called it a "national loss." The funeral was broadcast live on CBS Radio to Europe, South America and Asia. As Notre Dame's football coach, Knute Rockne galvanized attention to his "Fighting Irish" and was a pivotal figure in the sudden rise of sports to a position of enormous power in American life.
First Air Date: Oct 04, 1988
Last Air date: Oct 01, 2024
Season: 37 Season
Episode: 396 Episode
Runtime: 55 minutes
IMDb: 7.50/10 by 28.00 users
Popularity: 180.221
Language: English
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The Kennedys (1): The Father, 1900-61
The Kennedys (2): The Sons, 1961-80
The Donner Party
Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II
George Washington: The Man Who Wouldn't Be King
Last Stand at Little Big Horn
If You Knew Sousa
Simple Justice
Knute Rockne and His Fighting Irish
Sit Down And Fight
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
Goin' Back to T-Town
Ishi: The Last Yahi Indian
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