Rodney J. Shaughnessy Collection
1922-1989
Origination : Shaughnessy, Thomas E.Extent : .5 linear inch
Repository : University of Notre Dame Archives
Address : Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
English.
Administrative Information
Source
Thomas E. Shaughnessy via Dick Huffman, Belleville, WI, 10 December 1992.
Preferred Citation
Rodney J. Shaughnessy Collection (ZZA), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556
Scope and Content
Photocopies of Rockne's "Football Notes" for his coaches (ca. 1923) and other photocopies of sports-related printed ephemera; program from the 1917 Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin game; a red "St. Mary's Bench" armband; a pamphlet by Frank Leahy regarding the T-formation; a letter from Elmer Layden and photocopies of letters from Knute Rockne and Elmer Layden.
Background
Rodney J. Shaughnessy, of Madison, Wisconsin, played football for Knute Rockne until an injury prevent him. Then he became a coach for the freshman team. After graduating from Notre Dame, he worked as a baseball and football coach at Jefferson College in Convent, Louisiana.
Index
Shaughnessy, Rodney J.Rockne, Knute Kenneth, 1888-1931
Layden, Elmer
Leahy, Frank, 1908-1973
University of Notre Dame -- Football