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SPORTMANSHIP QUOTE

“One man practicing sportsmanship is better than a hundred teaching it”. - KNUTE ROCKNE

American football coach
(1888 - 1931)

Directions: Analyze the above quote and assess the value or importance of the

quote in the answer box below (Electronic Binders - respond to the PEWiki). Use examples from our

sportsmanship articles or what you have experienced tosupport your ideas. Questions to consider to help form

your answers: Who was Knute Rockne (see below), and would the quote mean as much if it had been made

by a local unknown high school coach? Does this quote have a greater significance to William PennHigh School

students due to winning 6 consecutive sportsmanship state championships? Reminder: Re-read what you write,

usecomplete sentences, provide detail, and fill-up the text box without going outside the lines.

Knute Rockne :

•  Lost only 12 games in thirteen years at Notre Dame

•  Was a chemist, assistant track coach and assistant football coach before becoming head football coach of Notre Dame

•  Best known for the "Four Horseman" backfield of 1924 and "Win One for the Gipper" speech in 1928

•  In 1999, was named #10 on ESPN Sports Century's Greatest Coaches