A very stately souvenir tribute to the iconic Notre Dame coach, this
metal ashtray is a replica the famous Notre Dame stadium in South Bend,
Indiana. Like some colossal guardian, Knute Rockne’s a full-body statue rises
above the stadium in this souvenir, but not in the real stadium. Rockne is
regarded as one of college football's greatest coaches, with an unmatched .881
winning percentage. He played football for Notre Dame, graduated magna cum
laude in 1914, and as their head coach, won six national championships. He was
known for motivational speeches such as "Win one for the Gipper" and
"Anything worth doing is worth doing well" and the famous motto
"For when the one great scorer comes to write against your name, he writes
not that you won or lost but how you play the game." The ashtray was manufactured by D.Gottlieb & Co. of Chicago, Illinois, who primarily produced arcade games. The
company was established by David Gottlieb in 1927, initially producing pinball
machines while later expanding into various other games including
pitch-and-bats, bowling games, and eventually video arcade games. Check out
this video of the company's offices.
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5 comments:
What a great Stadium and a great post.
Nice to see you back at it.
M Fine - Toronto
was also made sans knute, mine is in original box w/o knute pictured on front
I've also seen the front quote at a sticker label and an engraved metal plate.
Is this available for sale?
I have the top piece, just the statue of Knute. Was it built as a stand alone statue at all?
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