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Irish Echoes: Knute Rockne protégés helped Catholic colleges challenge for Bay Area supremacy

by:Jim Lefebvre•09/16/22•

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Buck Shaw, who blocked for George Gipp at Notre Dame, served as head coach at Santa Clara, leading the Broncos to top-10 seasons in 1937 and 1938. After World War II, he became head coach at Cal for one season (Photo provided by Knute Rockne Memorial Society).

Several Knute Rockne's understudies at Notre Dame influenced the early years of Bay Area college football, including stints at Cal and the University of San Francisco.

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