80 years ago today -- March 31, 1931 -- a plane crash in Bazaar, Kansas forever changed the University of Notre Dame. A man by the name of Knute Rockne -- was unfortunately on that plane -- and his death shocked a nation, let alone a school in the "middle of nowhere."
Much has been written, much has been said -- in the eighty years since Rockne's death. What's a given is this -- his legacy of success in football and the willingness to play "anyone -- anywhere" -- shaped the brand we know today as the University of Notre Dame.
Here's a link to a story written by The Republic -- concerning Rockne's untimely death:
LINK: KNUTE ROCKNE'S DEATH
