[TanksAndSpartans]

One of the 35 Chicle cards I always kind of thought of as "out of place" was the Rockne, but I'm reading "Football's Rag Days" and it mentioned he played end for the Massillon Tigers from 1915 to 1917 (they even tied Canton for the title in 15). This ties Rockne back to the very early days of pro football which I think is pretty cool. The interview was with Jack Cusack who I had never heard of. Cusack had a pretty incredible memory as his chapter is filled with lots of specifics. He was a friend of Jim Thorpe and gives a nice account of Thorpe's time with the Canton Bulldogs.

One point that was made was that Rockne played under his own name. But I was wondering, since I think he took the ND job in 18, could he have continued to play any additional pro football? I assume ND wouldn't have liked it, so possibly under an assumed name?