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Gipp died at age 25 of a streptococcal throat infection and pneumonia, [3] three weeks after a victory over Northwestern in his senior season, [4] and was the subject of Rockne's "Win just one for the Gipper" speech.
Dec 14, 2020 · Gipp died at 3:23 a.m. December 14, 1920 at St. Joseph Hospital in South Bend. He was 25. His passing stunned his family, classmates, sportswriters and football fans across the country.
George Gipp died of pneumonia and a streptococcal throat infection in 1920 at the age of 25.
George Gipp (born February 18, 1895, Laurium, Michigan, U.S.—died December 14, 1920, South Bend, Indiana) was an American gridiron football player at the University of Notre Dame (1917–20) who became a school legend.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 14, 2020 · He died at the age of 25 from strep throat and pneumonia and was the subject of Knute Rockne’s “Win one for the Gipper” speech. As the legend goes, Gipp was in his hospital bed, when he asked...
George Gipp (1895-1920) was one of the greatest collegiate football players in history. He played with serious injuries, he played with illness, and he could almost always be counted upon to give his beloved alma mater , Notre Dame Unive rsity, a victory.
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