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phil allen's avatar

I had an Electro-Voice mic; top quality. I still have a now-unusable Stahly blade razor, with a wind-up vibrating handle--also made in South Bend. Maybe Rock endorsed Studebakers ..

I think Chicago has a good case for being the first transcontinental team, playing Stanford (in Palo Alto) in 1894 and Penn in 1897. They didn't really plough the field, though ..

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Football Archaeology's avatar

He did endorse Studebaker and they had a model called the Rockne. I agree on Chicago. They were the first football team to cross the Rockies. Carlisle was also a play anyone, anywhere team, but Notre Dame was the first to consistently play intersectional games in the regular season. They are called the Ramblers by many sportswriters.

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Brent Glann's avatar

Great read! Thank you so much for this.

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Jeremy Haymore's avatar

Fascinating read. Thanks for sharing.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

I have to wonder how they feel about the biographical film "Knute Rockne: All-American", with Pat O'Brien as Rock and Ronald Reagan as The Gipper.

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Football Archaeology's avatar

We talked generically about it, but I'll check with them.

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Dick Friedman's avatar

Terrific! Would love to see a podcast version.

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