One of the top experts in Chicago area Football history, Joe Ziemba, joins us for the game on New Year's Day 1919 of what has been claimed as the 5th Rose Bowl. Joe bring us the first of two viewpoints on this historic game of war time military teams Great Lakes Navy versus the Mare Island Marines.
The 5th Rose Bowl Game
The 1919 Tournament of Roses Game between Great Lakes Naval & Mare Island with Joe Ziemba
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1919 Tournament of Roses Game
For the second War torn Tournament East-West Football Game in a row it was a pair of military teams that opposed each other. Last season's winner the Mare Island Marines would return only this time they would face the Great Lakes Naval Station from near Chicago. This bowl game played on January 1, 1919, at Tournament Park in Pasadena, California just as World War I had ended, so with college football teams depleted due to World War I, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses decided to stage the game with military personnel via approval from President Woodrow Wilson, once again.
This game was filled with stars. Hall of Famer, Paddy Driscoll and Game MVP and future Pro Football Hall of Fame coach and Chicago Bears owner George Halas played in the game. Halas still holds the Rose Bowl record for the longest non-scoring pass interception return of 77 yards. Halas would comment that he coached players to "dive across the goal" upon reaching the three-yard line, in reference to his interception failing to result in a score, and that "anyone who can't dive three yards should play Parcheesi. Final score was Great Lakes 17, and Mare Island 0.
Credits
Banner photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of
Special thanks to the information garnered from Joe Ziemba and his fine research.
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