Notre Dame Rallies to Beat Favored Army 12-6 After Knute Rockne's Famous Halftime Speech
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Knute Rockne gave his "Win One for the Gipper" speech to the Notre Dame players at halftime of the 1928 Army game. Rockne was trying to salvage something from his worst season as a coach at Notre Dame. To inspire the players he told them the story of the tragic death of the greatest player ever at ND, George Gipp. Although historians believe that it is doubtful that Rockne's version of Gipp's last words was true, Notre Dame did win the game against Army.
More importantly, the story became solidified into popular culture after its recreation in the 1940 movie, Knute Rockne- All American. The phrase "Win one for the Gipper" was infused into the lexicon of American society.
