The former-U.S. president got the nickname because of the leading role he once played in the motion picture “Knute Rockne, All American.” In that particular film, he portrayed George Gipp, a very good College Football player who went by the nickname ‘the Gipper.’
Reagan got this nickname from playing the role of football star, George"The Gipper" Gipp in the movie, Knute Rockne All-Ameican.
Dutch was Ronald Reagan's nickname. And lesser one was The Gipper from a movie he was in .
"Dutch" and "The Gipper"
Ronald Reagan was nicknamed "Dutch".
Ronald Reagan was known as the GIPPER. No one was known as the Gripper.
Ronald Reagan
"Dutch"...and while President, "The Great Communicator"Ronald ReAgan was know to many as The Great Communicator.
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Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan was nicknamed Dutch.
"The Gipper" based on the fact that in the movie "Knute Rockne, All American" Reagan played the part of George Gipp whose nickname was "The Gipper". A line from the movie was "Win One for the Gipper" an appeal to the rest to win against all odds. "Win one for the Gipper" became a common slogan for Reagan and his suporters when he went into politics.
George Gipp (aka The Gipper ) was the role that Reagan played in the movie Knute Rockne All-American.