First championship rose bowl 1916 Game

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In  1916 the Tournament of Roses committee with new leadership decided to  host the very first national championship football game to celebrate its  annual parade and to gain national attention. The new book Chance for Glory  relives those glory days as the committee struggles for recognition  after trying everything from Chariot Racing to Ostrich Racing.

Taking  the field that day would be Brown University, would be Frederick  "Fritz" Pollard, among the first African-American running backs to play  large college football. Coaching Washington State College would be  William  "Lonestar" Dietz - who would be among the coaches that would  change the game of college football proving that innovation and speed  could overcome the mighty and the powerful.