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Sept. 23, 2024
The inaugural Rose Bowl was a year before the flight at Kitty Hawk and was still being played last year as the Endeavor crawled through the streets of Los Angeles on the way to its final resting spot. Between the Rose’s first bloom in 1902 and this year’s 100th game, a plane covered a few hundred feet and a space shuttle covered 122 million miles. Time and the Granddaddy of bowl games march on.
Although officials ruled USC tailback Charles White (12) crossed the goal line before he fumbled in the 1979 Rose Bowl, this photo shows the ball coming loose before he reached the end zone. The Trojans would go on to win the game, 17-10, to finish the season with a 12-1 record. The Wolverines finished 10-2.
(Larry Sharkey / Los Angeles Times)Sept. 23, 2024