George Gipp

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George Gipp was a legendary early 20th-century Notre Dame football star whose life and death inspired the famous "Win one for the Gipper" speech.

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instanceOf American football player
allAmerican 1919
1920
almaMater University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED
associatedWith "Win one for the Gipper" speech by Knute Rockne NERFINISHED
burialPlace Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath pneumonia
streptococcal infection
coach Knute Rockne NERFINISHED
collegeTeam Notre Dame Fighting Irish NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1895-02-18
dateOfDeath 1920-12-14
educatedAt University of Notre Dame NERFINISHED
era early 20th century
fullName George Gipp NERFINISHED
gender male
hallOfFame College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
height approximately 6 ft 1 in
heritage American of Croatian descent
inductedIntoHallOfFame College Football Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
inductionYear 1951
jerseyNumber 3
kicks right
legacy iconic figure in Notre Dame football history
memberOfSportsTeam Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team NERFINISHED
nickname The Gipper NERFINISHED
notableFor being Notre Dame’s first Walter Camp All-American
inspiration for the phrase "Win one for the Gipper"
notableGame outstanding performance vs. Army in 1919
occupation student-athlete
passingYardsRecord among early Notre Dame passing leaders
placeOfBirth Laurium, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath South Bend, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED
playedFor Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 1917 to 1920
playedYears 1917
1918
1919
1920
positionPlayed halfback
placekicker
punter
quarterback
rushingYardsRecord held Notre Dame career rushing record for several decades
sport American football
throws right
weight approximately 180 lb

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