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Loyal Sons
The Story of the Four Horsemen
and Notre Dame Football's 1924 Champions
Jim Lefebvre
$24.95
ISBN: 9780981884103
Book (Hardcover)
6 x 9
288 pages
September 2008
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Loyal Sons is an engaging read for anyone curious what university football was like a century ago. Especially recommended for football enthusiasts
with a passion for the history of the sport.
—The Midwest Book Review
Loyal Sons is not a mere recounting of the touchdowns, the passes and the plays of that season, but a well-researched and written account of the entire season, how and why the players were assembled and how Knute Rockne fashioned them into Notre Dame's first national championship team. The book is a great tribute to the Horsemen and the 1924 team that indeed deserves the title of Loyal Sons.
—Joe Doyle, Irish Sports Report
Loyal Sons is a masterpiece.
—Jerry McKenna, sculptor of Holtz, Parseghian, Leahy, Krause
and Four Horsemen statues at Notre Dame
These truly were loyal sons. Loyal to their school, their families, their faith,
and to one another. What a special time in Notre Dame history.
—Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, CSC, president emeritus, University of Notre Dame
If you’ve seen the famous photo and read the Grantland Rice column, you
may think you know about the Four Horsemen, but you don’t—not the way
Jim Lefebvre does. He has been interested in the story since he was a boy,
attending the same grammar school Jim Crowley once did, and he has spent
years in the archives piecing it together. And now he tells it better and more
completely here than anyone else ever has.
—Kevin Coyne, Author, Domers: A Year at Notre Dame
As a lad of 16, I sat captivated in front of my family’s radio listening to the
January 1, 1925 Rose Bowl game between Notre Dame and Stanford.
Loyal Sons captures the essence of what made this team and this season
so memorable. All “alumni”—whether Notre Dame grads or subway
alums—
will enjoy following this incredible story.
—Richard Savage, Notre Dame class of 1930, age 100
Finally—a book that tells the story of The Four
Horsemen and their 1924 Notre Dame team. Loyal Sons chronicles the
allure these players, Coach Knute Rockne and the entire squad held for
millions across the country. Today’s sold-out Notre Dame stadium, national
television contract and coast-to-coast following can all trace their
roots to the phenomenon that swept the nation as the Fighting Irish captured
their first national football championship in 1924.
Loyal Sons is a story about the sons of miners, grocers and machinists
drawn to Our Lady’s university. This book provides snapshots of American
life in the 1920s and chronicles grand dreams, hard work, setbacks
and challenges, serendipitous timing, motivation and spirit. The result is
an undefeated season and Notre Dame’s first national championship. Loyal Sons is a must-read
for anyone who cherishes Notre Dame football and its remarkable history.
Loyal Sons won the Bronze Medal in the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards, for the Sports/Fitness/Recreation category. The IPPY Awards, now in their 13th year, recognize excellence in independent publishing by honoring the year’s best independently-published titles.
| Jim Lefebvre is an award-winning journalist and sports historian.
He is founder and publisher of Forever Irish, the online magazine celebrating the heritage of
Notre Dame football. Visit it at www.NDFootballHistory.com |
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