 |
   |
August Item of the Month"WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER" ProgramSOLD!
The following information comes from the Notre Dame web site. George Gipp, perhaps the greates all-around player in college football history, would have become a legend even if he had overcome the streptococcic throat infection that led to his untimely death at the age of 25. But ironically, his death on December 14, 1920 --- coming just two weeks after he was selected by Walter Camp as Notre Dame's first All-American --- assured Gipp's place in Notre Dame's history books. While on his deathbed, Gipp, who had contracted the strep throat while helping the Irish defeat Northwestern late in his senior season, made this often-repeated plea to his coach, Knute Rockne. "I've got to go, Rock. It's all right. I'm not afraid. Some time, Rock, when the team is up against it, when things are wrong and breaks are beating the boys --- tell them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper. I don't know where I'll be then, Rock. But I'll know about it, and I'll be happy." Rockne waited eight years to relay Gipp's parting request. On November 10, 1928, after losing two of its first six games, an injury-riddled Notre Dame team traveled to Yankee Stadium to face unbeaten Army. According to Francis Wallace of the New York Times, Rockne made this pregame speech to his underdog Irish. "The day before he died, George Gipp asked me to wait until the situation seemed hopeless --- then ask a Notre Dame team to go out and beat Army for him. This is the day, and you are the team." Notre Dame won the game 12-6 on a pair of second half touchdowns. Jack Chevigny scored the first on a one-yard run and, after reaching the end zone, said "That's one for the Gipper." Football experts who witnessed it said the game was the greatest demonstration of inspired football ever played anywhere. Even now, nearly 75 years later, every aspiring football player, or anyone facing insurmountable odds, hears the tale of the Gipper. Inside the program are team photos of both schools as well as a page with each team's "featured" players. There are great shots of both school's coaches and team rosters in the center. This item is a true piece of American sports history and would be a crowning jewel in virtually any Notre Dame collection! Past Months |
This item is an original program for the November 10, 1928 football game between
NOTRE DAME and ARMY played in Yankee Stadium in New York. The program
measures approx. 9 1/4 x 11 and is in VG+ condition with great graphics as you can see.
The program's spine is tight with mild wear and the pages are white and still shine. There
is some mild foxing on the front cover right edge and a slight amount of rust on the
staples.