Of the many Rose Bowl Games I have watched over the years no other has matched the first. That was 50 years ago when the Ohio State football team was loaded with a bunch of ‘Super Sophs’ who won the Rose Bowl and the National Championship.
I had become a fan the previous November when Ohio State defeated some team from Michigan, which I learned afterwards was a big deal. So the 1968 team was the first I followed for an entire season.
On January 1, 1969 I sat down in front of our gas stove to watch my first Rose Bowl and was excited to see if my favorite team could remain undefeated and win the national title.