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Rose Bowl (Football game) (1949 : Pasadena, Calif.)

 Organization

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

1949 Rose Bowl Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 25/7
Abstract

This collection holds an assortment of items pertaining to the 1949 Rose Bowl football game, which Northwestern University's Wildcats won over the University of California's Golden Bears. Items include media clippings, expense reports, souvenir programs, train menus, and other materials documenting the game, the participation of the NU Marching Band, the trip to and from Los Angeles, and related celebratory events.

Dates: 1948 - 2009; Other: Majority of material found within 1948 - 1949

Edward L. Nemeth Scrapbook

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 31/6/152
Abstract

This scrapbook, containing mainly news clippings and photographs, was compiled by Nancy Ann Meyers Nemeth, wife of Edward Nemeth (left guard on Northwestern's football team), and documents Northwestern's winning participation in the 1949 Rose Bowl football game.

Dates: 1949; Other: Date acquired: 11/01/2016

Gaspar F. Perricone (1928-2020) Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/116
Abstract

Gaspar Perricone played a key role on Northwestern’s winning 1949 Rose Bowl-winning team. The Papers document his football career at Northwestern, with an emphasis on the 1949 Rose Bowl.

Dates: 1947 - 2006; Other: Majority of material found in 1949 - 1949; Other: Date acquired: 07/06/2012

Gordon J. Rahr (1905-1993) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/207
Abstract

The collection documents Rahr’s involvement as a player with the Northwestern University football teams of 1924 and 1925 and with the notable Big Ten championship team of 1926. The collection also includes a fragment of a Rose Bowl 1949 goalpost.

Dates: 1925; 1949

Edward "Ed" Tunnicliff (1925-2021) Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 31/6/128
Abstract

Northwestern football star Edward Tunnicliff (School of Speech 1950) scored the final touchdown and won the game for Northwestern in the 1949 Rose Bowl. This collection documents Tunnicliff’s involvement with Northwestern football with a scrapbook and artifacts.

Dates: 1944 - 2013; Other: Majority of material found within 1944 - 1949

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College students 4
Football players 4
College athletes 1