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Make the present good, and the past will take care of itself.
Knute Rockne
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Knute Rockne
Age: 43 †
Born: 1888
Born: March 4
Died: 1931
Died: March 31
American Football Player
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Knute Larsen Rockne
Knute Kenneth Rockne
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Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third.
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