Mr. Rockne, couldn't football be replaced by some other game? Something less violent?

Well, what game would you suggest?

Well, hockey, for instance.

[This answer is greeted by raucous laughter in the committee room]

Why, as a matter of fact, I suggested that very idea to Father Callahan, our president. He was downright interested until we came to the use of sticks, and then he threw up his hands. He said, "No... , that game is not for our university. Notre Dame will never endorse any game that puts a club in the hands of an Irishman."