Editing Knute Rockne, All American (section)

==Reception==
[[Bosley Crowther]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the film "one of the best pictures for boys in years" and wrote that O'Brien conveyed "a valid impression of an iron-willed, dynamic and cryptic fellow who could very well be 'Rock.' As a memorial to a fine and inspiring molder of character in young men, this picture ranks high. But, like the [[Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching|Carnegie Foundation]] has done on previous occasions, we are inclined to question its overemphasis of the pigskin sport."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B01E3D91639E23ABC4152DFB667838B659EDE |title=The Screen |last=Crowther |first=Bosley |author-link=Bosley Crowther |date=October 19, 1940 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 28, 2015}}</ref>

''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called the film "one of the best biographical picturizations ever turned out ... Pat O'Brien delivers a fine characterization of the immortal Rockne, catching the spirit of the role with an understanding of the human qualities of the man."<ref>{{cite magazine |date=October 9, 1940 |title=Knute Rockne-All American |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |location=New York  |page=16}}</ref>

''[[Film Daily]]'' wrote: "Pat O'Brien's life-like Rockne is brilliantly delineated; it's as though Rockne himself were striding across the field once more."<ref>{{cite journal |date=October 7, 1940 |title=Reviews of New Films |journal=[[Film Daily]] |location=New York |publisher=Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. |page=8}}</ref>

''[[Harrison's Reports]]'' wrote: "Very good! It is the first football picture produced without any 'hokum'; it shows how teams are developed and what the game means to both players and coach ... The football scenes should prove thrilling to all."<ref>{{cite journal |date=October 12, 1940 |title='Knute Rockne-All American' with Pat O'Brien, Gale Page and Donald Crisp |journal=[[Harrison's Reports]] |page=162}}</ref>

[[John Mosher (writer)|John Mosher]] of ''[[The New Yorker]]'' wrote that the story had been "suitably handled for its public of energetic young people and South Bend alumni."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mosher |first=John |author-link=John Mosher (writer) |date=October 26, 1940 |title=The Current Cinema |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |location=New York |publisher=F-R Publishing Corp. |page=81}}</ref>

The film is recognized by [[American Film Institute]] in these lists:
* 2005: [[AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes]]:
** Knute Rockne: "Tell 'em to go out there with all they got and win just one for the Gipper." – #89<ref>{{cite web|title=AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movie Quotes |url=http://www.afi.com/Docs/100Years/quotes100.pdf |publisher=[[American Film Institute]] |access-date=2016-08-14}}</ref>