Knute Rockne (1888 - 1931) was Head Coach at the University of Notre Dame. As Jim Crowley, one of the legendary "Four Horsemen," declared years after, "He has remained America's All American these many years, wielding by the very mention of his name and his achievement a good influence which has shaped the lives of a long parade of All Americans." THE FOUR WINNERS is "the Rock's" only novel. It embodies his philosophy of the role of sports and moral values in building character.