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Knute Rockne

 
 
Knute Rockne Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 2, 2024
1. Knute Rockne Marker
Inscription. To Knute Rockne

In grateful memory of the man whose standards of fair play are an immortal, inspiration to the youth of America, and whose many contributions to the great sport of football will never be forgotten.

He, with teammate Gus Dorias developed the forward pass on this strip of beach at Cedar Point where Notre Dame student employment was a long standing tradition.
 
Erected by Notre Dame Club of Cleveland.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
 
Location. 41° 29.101′ N, 82° 40.971′ W. Marker is in Sandusky, Ohio, in Erie County. It is in Cedar Point. It is on Cedar Point Drive, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Cedar Point Dr, Sandusky OH 44870, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Flight by Early Bird Glenn H. Curtiss (here, next to this marker); Inaugural Meeting of Ohio Hospital Association (a few steps from this marker); Magnum XL-200 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Helen Keller (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad 50th Anniversary (approx. Ό mile away); Valravn Legend
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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Cedar Downs Racing Derby (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kiddieland Carousel (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandusky.
 
Knute Rockne Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 2, 2024
2. Knute Rockne Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 730 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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