“Some time, Rock, when the
team is up against it, when things are wrong and the breaks are beating the
boys, ask them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the
Gipper.”
As most men and
women, my husband and I have different views on how to enjoy vacation. We agree
on quite a few things, but one of my favorite vacation activities is looking at
old buildings. This is a pastime which I think the hubby could take or leave,
so I hate to overwhelm him with it and try to rein myself in.
On vacation in
Michigan’s UP last week, I found a map of historic Laurium. I thought it would
be awesome to walk those residential streets and identify all the old houses
and businesses. The hubby, I could tell, saw little entertainment value in that
idea. Until I asked him who George Gipp was.
“Look, it’s the Gipp
Memorial,” I said, pointing to the city map. The hubby is a huge trivia buff
and especially delights in sports trivia. I suspected who George Gipp might be,
but thought the hubby would relish biting this one off. He didn’t let me down.
As it turns out,
George Gipp was a football player for Notre Dame from 1917 through 1920. He
played several positions under the famous coach Knute Rockne. The movie “Knute
Rockne: All American” featured a young Ronald Reagan playing George Gipp, who recited
the now immortal words above.
There is a lot more
to the story. Hmm? Too bad it has already been done, but I bet I could find
something there to use some day.
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