George Gipp (February 18, 1895 – December 14, 1920)

The Notre Dame football team, inspired by late gridiron star
George Gipp and the most famous halftime pep talk in sports
history, rallied to upset undefeated Army in front of 85,000
fans at Yankee Stadium on this day in history, Nov. 10, 1928.

Legendary head coach Knute Rockne’s impassioned "Win one
for the Gipper" speech echoed through the decades — far
beyond the football field — and entered American cultural,
political and military lore. 
(FOX NEWS)

Knute Kenneth Rockne
(March 4, 1888 – March 31, 1931)