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.