Talk:Knute Rockne

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This page is incredibly heavy on the details of Knute's plane crash, but gives very little information on his playing career or his coaching career. It might even be prudent to slim down the section on the crash (especially that which gives technical details regarding issues with the plane and its manufacturer) in addition to adding more information on his life.

[edit] Weasel Words?

Is it wrong to assume that there are weasel words in this article? It's mostly just the "considered by many" part. --Averross (u♠t♠c) 16:31, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

What made this man so prominent was what is listed on his official site as his 25 commandments; could these be placed here?; it was this philosophy which was changing. When he was killed, other schools ignored Notre Dame's principles in order to make football the money-maker it is today rather than a training ground for sportmanship which would last a lifetime.

[edit] Name?

The article states he was born Knute Kenneth Rockne, but the name is spelled Knut in Norwegian and Knute is not an alternate form of the name. The e was likely added to aid English pronunciation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.88.254.225 (talk) 21:34, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

I agree, to me it seems that the last name is also wrong. The full name should be "Knut Rokne". Although I realize that the "american" version of the name deserves a pronounciation of its own, it wouldn't hurt to mention the real name, perhaps with pronouncination.Ståle (talk) 09:14, 13 April 2008 (UTC)