by Mastodon on October 20th, 2008

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Why was Reagan nicknamed the "Gipper"?

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  • by MarfSchmarf on October 21st, 2008

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    A 1940 film titled "Knute Rockne, All American," featured Ronald Reagan in the role of George 'The Gipper' Gipp," a nickname which persisted for the rest of his life. George Gipp was a famous college football player who played at the University of Notre Dame, and the previously mentioned film is a biography of Knute Rockne, one of the most famous Notre Dame football coaches of all time.

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