简介：LarsRockneandhisfamily,includinghisfouryearoldsonKnute,emigratetoChicagoin1892fromtheirnativeNorway.Byhismid-twentiesKnutesavesenoughtoattendobscureNotreDameUniversity,whereheexcelsinfootballandchemistry.HeandateammatedeveloptheforwardpassasanoffensiveweaponwhileworkingaslifeguardsonsummerbreakanduseittoupsetheavilyfavoredArmyinahistoricgame.AftergraduationRocknebecomesateacherwhilecoachingpart-timebutultimatelyabandonsacademicstodevoteallhisenergiestofootball.Duringhistenureasheadcoachattheschool,hedevelopssuchoutstandingplayersasGeorgeGipp,whodiesprematurelyfromastrepinfection,andtheFourHorsemanwhileintroducingmanyinnovativetacticsincludingthebackfieldshift.Rockne,knownforhisstaccatomotivationalspeeches,devoteshislifetomaintainingtheintegrityofthesporthelovesandpromotingitasanintegralcomponentinthedevelopmentoftheAmericancharacter.…