George Gipp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge Gipp
American football player
Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1895
Place of Birth: Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 14-Dec-1920
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About George Gipp
- George Gipp (February 18, 1895 – December 14, 1920), nicknamed "The Gipper", was a college football player at the University of Notre Dame under head coach Knute Rockne.
- Gipp was selected as Notre Dame's first Walter Camp All-American, and played several positions, particularly halfback, quarterback, and punter. Gipp died at age 25 of a streptococcal throat infection and pneumonia, three weeks after a win over Northwestern in his senior season, and was the subject of Rockne's "Win just one for the Gipper" speech.
- In the 1940 film Knute Rockne, All American, he was portrayed by Ronald Reagan.
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