George "The Gipper" Gipp (February 18, 1895 – December 14, 1920) was a
college football player who played for the
University of Notre Dame. Gipp was selected as Notre Dame's first
All-American and is Notre Dame's second consensus All-American (of 79), after
Gus Dorais. Gipp played multiple positions, most notably
halfback,
quarterback, and
punter. He is still considered today to be one of the most versatile athletes to play the game of
football and is the subject of
Knute Rockne's famous "Win just one for the Gipper" speech. Gipp died at the age of 25 of
streptococcal throat infection, days after leading Notre Dame to a win over
Northwestern in his senior season.
Gipp's hometown, Laurium, built a memorial in his honor; he is buried in nearby Lake View Cemetery in
Calumet, Michigan
"Win just one for the Gipper" was the line made famous by Ronald Reagan , the 40th president, in the 1940 movie "Knute Rockne All American"
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Gipp died of Nemonia after being force to sleep outside during bad weather
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