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The Gipper: George Gipp, Knute Rockne, and the Dramatic Rise of Notre Dame Football [Hardcover] Paperback – September 10, 2010

by Jack Cavanaugh (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 36 ratings
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Win one for The Gipper. Has there ever been a better-known and widely-used exhortative phrase in sports? Not likely. But who was the “Gipper,” this mythical-like sports figure whose nickname has aroused, in turn, awe, wonderment, curiosity, and amusement since the second decade of the twentieth century, and why is his story important? Answering those questions is the formidable task taken on here by veteran sportswriter Jack Cavanaugh, whose Pulitzer Prize-nominated biography of boxing legend Gene Tunney was referred to as “impressively researched and richly detailed” by Sports Illustrated .More than eight decades after his death, George Gipp is still regarded by football historians as Notre Dame’s best all-around player. And it was Gipp and his legendary coach, Knute Rockne, who were largely responsible for putting the small Midwestern all-male school on the map.Like Cavanaugh’s other critically acclaimed books, The Gipper is also a period piece, with a considerable focus on the era before, during, and immediately after WWI. It details the changes that the country underwent during that time, including the onset of Prohibition and the gangs that it spawned in the Midwest such as those active in the South Bend area and in nearby Chicago, headed by the notorious Al Capone.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00486VJB6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Skyhorse Publishing (September 10, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Russell Brewer
5.0 out of 5 stars Read one for the Gipper!
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2013
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What a great book about Notre Dame football 100 years ago. So many great games that laid the foundation for what Notre Dame football is today. Thanks to Fielding H. Yost boycotting Notre Dame from joining the Big Ten back in 1909, Notre Dame has chosen to be a national brand playing teams coast to coast while remaining independent. Go Irish Go!
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TNDAD83
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK GO IRISH!!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2013
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Great book!! As a life long Fighting Irish fan I was very familiar with the history of Notre Dame. This book was a great read and I learned even more about my favorite team!!! GO IRISH!!!
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glenn andrew
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting review of college football history
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2014
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In additon to detailing George Gipps short life, the book provides an insight into the development of Notre Dame football and college football in general. Other characters of the time are looked at such as Knute Rockne . Overall it was worth the small cost but if you already have read up on the subject you probably do not need to read this book.
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Sarah Cousineau
5.0 out of 5 stars Great product
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2020
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A. R. Kearney
5.0 out of 5 stars For Notre Dame fans
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2014
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I got three copies for three graduating senior boys who loved it Great choice for ND fans who want to know more about the traditions..
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John R. Sheehan
3.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Data, NO Organization
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2012
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I'm a graduate of ND, and was a student in Parseghian's first years, so I know something about football. This book, ostensibly about Gipp (apparently no one really called him Gipper), is full of anecdotes and stories - told and repeated, and repeated again, and re-hashed. There is no order - it's not by character, by chronology or even remotely by topic. The author has a nice style, easy to read, and has researched his topic. Almost to the "more than you really wanted to know" category. But it needs an editor to give the text some shape.

Perhaps the style is meant to disguise the fact that despite the title, only perhaps 35% of the book is actually about George Gipp. It's about football from 1910 to 1946, it's about ND and the tension between football and academics, it's about Rockne and anyone whoever played on any of Rock's teams. That's not bad if you love football and/or Notre Dame. But what could have been a great book really misses the mark.

A friend had highly recommended this and I was really looking forward to it. Nice - but by the halfway mark I felt I was listening to an elderly relative who keeps telling the same stories, without remembering that he has already told you how he met the President.
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Karla J Woelfel
5.0 out of 5 stars The Gipper
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2013
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The Gipper my father read the whole book christmas day couldnt put it down.Great book. Made him very happy. Thanks.
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Joseph Ganim
4.0 out of 5 stars The Gipperr
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2013
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Excellent biography of the great George Gipp and valuable information of those in his life, particularly his coach and teammates. I recommend this book to anyone who loves football and Notre Dame
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