Welcome to Spirit of Knute.com, a website dedicated to the memory of Knute Rockne and his tragic death in a plane crash in 1931. Author and award-winning journalist Jeff Harrell brings fresh light on details surrounding Rockne’s untimely fatal flight. In the book “As God’s Witness,” the fascinating circumstances before, during and after the aviation incident are thoroughly explored, presenting a compelling new truth: the Mob Bombed Rockne's Plane.

IndyStar, Doyel: “Knute Rockne's extraordinary life, mysterious death and humble final resting spot,” June 2019

Praise for “As God’s Witness”

“All I'm hearing is, this is really well researched, archived information, which was known popularly at the time. This isn't some work of fiction where you're pulling names out of the sky. There were citations from newspapers at the time and other historians were tracking all of these stories...” — Ian Punnnet, Host, Coast to Coast AM



“Obviously dribs and drabs of this story – or theory – or rumor – have been around since Rockne’s plane crashed 88 years ago last month. But I’ve never seen it laid out in full this way, nor with the quotes at the end from the reputed actual target of the bomb. Amazing stuff.”  — Keith Olbermann, ESPN