Jim crowley, elmer layden, don miller, and harry stuhldreher the four horsemen of notre dame comprised a group of american football players at the university of notre dame under coach knute rockne. The famous image of the four horsemen of notre dame, taken on december 8, 1924. It takes the reader back to the notre dame campus of 1924and vividly relives the heroics of rocks four horsemen. The four horsemen from left to right don miller, elmer layden, jim crowley, and harry stuhldreher. However, he also was involved with the irish allstars 1925 exhibition game against the pottsville maroons, which led to the maroons being stripped of the 1925 nfl championship. Loyal sons book cover notre dame four horsemen postage stamp 101. The picture was not worth the thousand words rice wrote. The four horsemen of notre dame unknown binding january 1, 2011.
Featuring theo and eddie j, the book helps parents teach their children about. The four horsemen of notre dame from left, don miller, elmer layden, jim crowley, and harry stuhldreher were made famous by the. The sports story that changed america the new york times. They were the backfield of notre dame s 1924 football team. Sperber relates an incident between the notre dame football coach, knute rockne. The pictured men are jim crowley, elmer layden, don miller and harry studhldreher. A mint condition, black and white photograph found in the archives of a private collection. Winner, bronze medalsportsrecreationfitness category 2009 independent publisher book awards awardwinning finalist. The four horsemen of notre dame childrens book youtube. Book of revelation story about horsemen who personify pestilence, war.
The four horsemen of notre dame comprised a group of american football players at the university of notre dame under coach knute rockne. Notre dame four horsemen photo picture knute rockne football team 8x10 or 11x14. The book is an amazing picture of america from the 1900s to 1931 when knute. It was excerpted from the book american greats, edited by robert a.
The players that made up this group were harry stuhldreher, don miller, jim crowley, and elmer layden in 1924, a nickname coined by sportswriter grantland rice and the actions of a student publicity. The newly famous irish and the four horsemen had more games to play. Jerry mckenna, creator of the rockne, leahy, krause, holtz, parseghian and four horsemen sculptures at notre dame these truly were loyal sons. A nation turned its longing eyes to notre dame, the rock, and the four horsemen. Notre dame coach knute rockne, who skillfully manipulated the. Knute rockne and lou holtz, joe montana and tim brown, all the great coaches and players of the sound bend gridiron are featured in this musthave book for all real fans of the blue and gold. Miracle moments in notre dame fighting irish football. The most famous picture of the most famous backfield, who played for the most. Edward hunsinger june 8, 1901 august 23, 1960 was an allamerican end at the university of notre dame. The notre dame fighting irish are the most popular and celebrated team in college football. He played for the fighting irish from 1922 until 1924, alongside the famed four horsemen.