Your Allentown auto dealers want to congratulate this year’s Penn State football team for making it to the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. This isn’t the first time the Nittany Lions have made it to the Rose Bowl, but that doesn’t make it any less sweet.
In 1923, Penn State’s football team had to take a five-day train ride to Pasadena, California when it made it to that year’s Rose Bowl. Along the way, they made time to visit some of the nation’s most spectacular sites, including the Grand Canyon. The also did some sightseeing in Hollywood and other parts of southern California. After the five-day trek, they checked into their luxurious Santa Monica hotel to get ready for the big game.
On game day, traffic was brutal. The players and coaches were late and arrived to the stadium after the kickoff. The USC coach was angry. They had a shouting match on the sidelines and took their verbal fight to the locker room.
Those things won’t happen this year. Teams travel to the games on planes these days and police escorts accompany the players and coaches to the stadium. But the Rose Bowl of 1923 was one for the record books. Who knows what’s going to happen this year?
If you’re in the area for the game, make some history yourself by visiting your Pottstown area Hyundai dealer for a new car. Make 2009 a year to remember by starting it off right. Your Allentown auto dealer is ready to make that happen.