The Podcast

In episode one, Rockne's childhood is covered, his discovery of various sports, and, ultimately, his eventual admission to the University of Notre Dame as a 22-year-old freshman in 1910.

In episode two, Rockne's time spent at Notre Dame as a student-athlete is covered, his various campus pursuits, all accentuated by the legendary 1913 Army game.

In episode three, Rockne's time spent at Notre Dame as an assistant coach is covered, as well as his time as a young husband, a semiprofessional coach and football player, as well as his time in the professional ranks. 

In episode four, Rockne's first few seasons as head coach are examined, including his handling of his mercurial talent in George Gipp, all with the backdrop of a global conflict and pandemic. Sounds easy, right? 

In episode five, while Notre Dame football is reeling from the sudden death of their first superstar, their head coach has some designs on reloading the program and bringing them to even bigger heights - buoyed by perhaps the most famous backfield in football history.

In episode six, the head coach of Notre Dame's football team becomes a full-fledged, no-doubt-about-it national celebrity. The coach's pace was frantic - how does he juggle all the moving pieces?

In episode seven, Notre Dame football has a transition year in 1928 that leads to a 1929 National Championship. Meanwhile Rockne's influence not only at Notre Dame, but across the country continues to grow and the coach presses Notre Dame leaders for a new stadium.

In episode eight, following the 1929 National Championship season 1930 follows with another undefeated season and National Championship, but the life of the nation's best known and most successful coach prematurely and shockingly ends in a fatal plane crash in March 1931.

In episode nine, Rockne‘s death is followed by a far reaching and continuing legacy that dramatically changed Notre Dame and the entire game of football.