Grantland Rice, a famous sportswriter, helped make four Notre Dame football players famous when he named them the Four Horsemen in his newspaper column in 1924.

“Outlined against a blue-gray October sky, the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore, their names are Death, Destruction, Pestilence, and Famine. But those are aliases. Their real names are Stuhldreher, Crowley, Miller, and Layden. They formed the crest of the South Bend cyclone before and another fighting Army team was swept over the precipice at the Polo Grounds this afternoon as 55,000 spectators peered down upon the bewildering panorama spread across the green plain below.”

Notre Dame’s legendary coach Knute Rockne ensured the name stuck when he had his backfield players pose in their uniforms on the backs of four horses from a livery stable in town. The wire services picked up the now-famous photo, and the Four Horsemen’s legendary status was assured. The Four Horsemen played 30 games as a unit and lost only twice, both to Nebraska. 

Revelation 9 – Stubborn Hearts

The Four Horsemen are named in the book of Revelation (6:1-8). In chapter 9, during the sixth of God’s judgments, they are released after the trumpet and kill one-third of the earth’s population. Even with this and the fifth judgment, some people still refuse to repent of their sin and turn toward God.

The Kingdom Coach and Athlete do everything they can to help people see why they need Jesus and the hope only He can offer to their lives.

Bible Memory Verse – “Then the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.” Revelation 11:15 (LSB)

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