It was announced yesterday that the "Rose Bowl" is being moved from Pasadena, California for the first time since 1942. The 1942 iteration of the grandaddy of the them all was moved following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and concern for having a major American event on the west coast as the country was preparing for war with the Japanese. The game between Oregon State and Duke was moved to Durham, North Carolina and played in different stadium for the first and only time in the game's history until this upcoming January 1st.
So why post this on a Pennsylvania high school football message board? Well, the quarterback for Duke that day was sophomore Bob Rute from Easton, Pennsylvania. Rute was named to the inaugural AP All State team in 1939 after leading Easton to an undefeated season and mythical state title before going to play for the Blue Devils. Rute was a sophomore starter for the Duke in the 1941 season and went 3-7 for 71 yards and an interception in the Rose Bowl. Rute left Duke to serve in World War II and came back to finish his college career for Wallace Wade and the Blue Devils in 1946. Rute came back to Easton and took over as head football coach in 1948 and manned the Red Rover sideline until 1967, where he won 131 games and a mythical state title in 1958. Rute is the namesake of the athletic offices building attached to Cottingham Stadium and Bob Rute Memorial Park, which houses Easton's Little League teams.
So why post this on a Pennsylvania high school football message board? Well, the quarterback for Duke that day was sophomore Bob Rute from Easton, Pennsylvania. Rute was named to the inaugural AP All State team in 1939 after leading Easton to an undefeated season and mythical state title before going to play for the Blue Devils. Rute was a sophomore starter for the Duke in the 1941 season and went 3-7 for 71 yards and an interception in the Rose Bowl. Rute left Duke to serve in World War II and came back to finish his college career for Wallace Wade and the Blue Devils in 1946. Rute came back to Easton and took over as head football coach in 1948 and manned the Red Rover sideline until 1967, where he won 131 games and a mythical state title in 1958. Rute is the namesake of the athletic offices building attached to Cottingham Stadium and Bob Rute Memorial Park, which houses Easton's Little League teams.
