The important dates
What they say about K. R.
The motivator
The stories 1
The stories 2
The Stories 3
The quotations
The Shift
The spinner
Great Players
Great games
Musical shows
Notre Dame´s 3 nicknames
The 1925 Rose Bowl Final
1930 Exhibition game
Superstitions
American Football
Miscellanious things
Links to Knute Rockne pages
Links to Notre Dame pages
Coaching statistics 1918-1924
Coaching statistics 1925-1930

What the American Football is all about
What the Americans call football, is related to what the British call rugby.
 
The interpretation of speed and passing are the same but the rules for tackling departs strong. The American rules allowes a player to use raw force, likely face a opposite player in a "face-to-face" collision in a full sprint. In consequence the American players are padded and protected from top to toe.
 
The ball they use in this game looks like this
 
Here is more to read about the game:
Introduction to American follege football rules.
A great faq to American Football.
American college fotball links
American football - what you need to know.
 
I am more into the European version of the game called soccer.