The 1939 Rose Bowl was the 25th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Monday, January 2 and concluded the 1938 college football season.
1939 Rose Bowl play
A crowd of over 90,000 assembled to watch the game.
Alvin John "Antelope Al" Krueger was an American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He also played in the All-America Football Conference for the Los Angeles Don
1939 Rose Bowl
…by Tony Ruffa early in the fourth. However, backup quarterback Doyle Nave of the Trojans completed four straight passes to sophomore end "Antelope" Al Krueger, who outmaneuvered Eric "The Red" Tipton and scored the winning touchdown with one minute remaining. Krueger's touchdown marked the first points scored…