Filed under: 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF KNUTE ROCKNE'S DEATH By Orson Mar 31, 2006, 8:23am EST Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF KNUTE ROCKNE'S DEATH Reddit Pocket Flipboard Email 75 years ago today, Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne died in a plane crash in Kansas. His lifetime record at just the age of 43: 105-12-5. .881 lifetime. Yikes.