A Conversation with Knute Rockne III

Among my favorite aspects of writing Football Archaeology and a few books is that I sometimes hear from descendants of the people I write about. Most of the people I write about are relatively obscure today. Still, it is fun to compare the family stories to the information I found; my research sometimes reveals elements of the ancestors' lives that their descendants did not know or refutes stories they thought they knew.

Recently, I reached out to Krista Rockne after reading an article she wrote ...