Four Horsemen of Notre Dame
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The Four Horsemen of Notre Dame were the legendary backfield of Notre Dame's 1920s football team, celebrated as one of the most famous and dominant units in college football history.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football backfield
ⓘ
sports nickname ⓘ |
| achievement | helped Notre Dame win the 1924 national championship (retroactive) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Notre Dame Stadium (as part of program history) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bowlGame | 1925 Rose Bowl ⓘ |
| bowlResult | victory over Stanford in 1925 Rose Bowl ⓘ |
| conferenceStatus | independent (Notre Dame) ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Don Miller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elmer Layden NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Stuhldreher NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact | frequently referenced in sports writing and broadcasting ⓘ |
| era | 1920s ⓘ |
| famousFor |
contributing to multiple successful Notre Dame seasons
ⓘ
dominant offensive play in college football ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductee |
Don Miller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elmer Layden NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Stuhldreher NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoach | Knute Rockne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconicImage | horseback photograph of the four players in uniform ⓘ |
| influenced | mythology of college football ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered one of the most famous backfields in college football history
ⓘ
symbol of Notre Dame football tradition ⓘ |
| mediaTypeOfOrigin | newspaper column ⓘ |
| memberOf | Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameCoinedBy | Grantland Rice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameCoinedIn | 1924 ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | inspired by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ⓘ |
| notableSeason | 1924 college football season ⓘ |
| photographerAssociated | George Strickler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionGroup | offensive backfield ⓘ |
| publicationOfOrigin | New York Herald Tribune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleOfDonMiller | halfback ⓘ |
| roleOfElmerLayden | fullback ⓘ |
| roleOfHarryStuhldreher | quarterback ⓘ |
| roleOfJimCrowley | halfback ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | balanced running and passing attack ⓘ |
| teamRecordContext | contributed to long winning streaks under Knute Rockne ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | 1924 ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | 1922 ⓘ |
| university | University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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