George Gipp

George Gipp
No. 66
Position	Halfback
Class	1921
Personal information
Born:	February 18, 1895; Laurium, Michigan, U.S.
Died:	December 14, 1920 (aged 25); South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career history
College	Notre Dame (1917–1920)
High school	Calumet (MI)
Career highlights and awards
	Consensus All-American (1920);
	College Football Hall of Fame (1951)

George Gipp (February 18, 1895 – December 14, 1920), nicknamed "the Gipper", was a college football player at the University of Notre Dame under head coach Knute Rockne.^[1] Gipp was selected as Notre Dame's first Walter Camp All-American,^[2] and played several positions, particularly halfback, quarterback, and punter.

Gipp died at age 25 of a streptococcal throat infection and pneumonia,^[3] three weeks after a victory over Northwestern in his senior season,^[4] and was the subject of Rockne's "Win just one for the Gipper" speech. In the 1940 film Knute Rockne, All American, he was portrayed by Ronald Reagan.

^ "Gipp memory brings prestige to Keweenaw Peninsula". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. December 15, 1985. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^ "Just one Far West gridman looks good to Walter Camp". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). December 15, 1920. p. 19.
^ "Gipp will be buried Thursday". Milwaukee Sentinel. December 15, 1920. p. 10.^{[dead link]}
^ Cavanaugh, Jack (December 30, 1991). "The Elusive Gipper". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 17, 2018.