Legacy

It was a professional game played at Massillon, Ohio and Rockne was on

The Massillon Tigers and I was on the Canton Bulldogs. And he played left

End and I was playing left halfback. Consequently, I had to go around his

End. And he slipped through and tackled me for a couple yard losses. And I said

"That a boy rock.' I said, 'you're doing fine but,' I said, 'look at the people

Come up here to see old Jim run. How about letting old Jim run?' And he said

'Well if you think you can get away with that,' he said, 'I'd like to see it.' So the next

Time I carried the ball around, I hit him in the side of the head with my knee

Spindled off for a 60-yard touchdown and on the point after touchdown, why

Here come Rock with a player under each arm, all wetted down with a sponge

And I walked up and patted him on the shoulder and said, 'that a boy, Rock

You let old Jim run, didn't you