Rousing the Irish
You\u2019re listening to a Victor recording of legendary Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne...
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\nThis isn\u2019t the famous \u201cwin one for the Gipper\u201d speech, rather a re-creation of a pep talk Rockne would occasionally give his teams. He\u2019d use whatever means necessary to rouse the Irish. Including, well, bending the truth a bit. Here\u2019s former player Sleepy Jim Crowley on one such speech, during which the coach read a wire, (from \u201chis son\u201d who was \u201ccritically ill\u201d in the hospital), that read \u201cI want Daddy\u2019s team to win\u201d.
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\nWe won the 1922 Georgia Tech game for Billy\u2026.There was a big crowd to meet us at the station, and running around in front of everyone was 'sick' little Billy Rockne, looking healthy enough for a Pet Milk ad.
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\nSo, if you've never seen a Pet Milk ad...enjoy.
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