Knute Rockne

The author hints that a sports award may be overhyped

1) PATRICK EWING2) BOBBY THOMSON3) ERNIE STAUTNER4) ABE SAPERSTEIN5) MAURICE PODOLOFF6) HARRY WRIGHT7) STAN MIKITA8) GENE MAKO9) ALEX (THE CHIEF) OLMEDO10) SIDNEY MAREE11) KNUTE ROCKNE12) ROLANDO BLACKMAN (PANAMA);...

Invoking the memory of dear departed players is only one device resourceful coaches have used to inspire their teams

WHEN IT PAYS TO LOSE

A critic of colleges that stoop academically to conquer athletically sees in Notre Dame—and its two enduring leaders—much worth emulating