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G A M E S I TE A M S I SCO R E S
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Date
team
SCORE
TEAM
SCORE
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Date
team
SCORE
TEAM
SCORE
1
January 1, 1935
Tulane
20
Temple
14
38
January 1, 1972
Oklahoma
40
Auburn
22
2
January 1, 1936
TCU
3
LSU
2
39
December 31, 1972
Oklahoma
14
Penn State
0
3
January 1, 1937
S a n ta C l a r a
21
LSU
14
40
December 31, 1973
Notre Dame
24
Alabama
23
4
January 1, 1938
S a n ta C l a r a
6
LSU
0
41
December 31, 1974
Nebrask a
13
Florida
10
4
January 2, 1939
TCU
15
C a r n e g i e Te c h
7
42
December 31, 1975
Alabama
13
Penn State
6
6
January 1, 1940
Texas A&M
14
Tu l a n e
13
43
January 1, 1977
P i ttsb u r g h
27
Georgia
3
7
January 1, 1941
B o st o n C o l l e g e
19
Te n n e s s e e
13
44
January 2, 1978
Alabama
35
Ohio State
6
8
January 1, 1942
Fordham
2
Missouri
0
45
January 1, 1979
Alabama
14
Penn State
7
9
January 1, 1943
T e n n e ss e e
14
Tu l s a
7
46
January 1, 1980
Alabama
24
Arkansas
9
10
January 1, 1944
Georgia Tech
20
Tu l s a
18
47
January 1, 1981
Georgia
17
Notre Dame
10
11
January 1, 1945
Duke
29
Alabama
26
48
January 1, 1982
P i ttsb u r g h
24
Georgia
20
12
January 1, 1946
O k l a h o m a S tat e
33
S t . M a r y ’s (C A)
13
49
January 1, 1983
P e n n S tat e
27
Georgia
23
13
January 1, 1947
Georgia
20
North Carolina
10
50
January 2, 1984
Auburn
9
Michigan
7
14
January 1, 1948
Texas
27
Alabama
7
51
January 1, 1985
Nebrask a
28
LSU
10
15
January 1, 1949
Oklahoma
14
North Carolina
6
52
January 1, 1986
T e n n e ss e e
35
Miami
7
16
January 2, 1950
Oklahoma
35
LSU
0
53
January 1, 1987
Nebrask a
30
LSU
15
17
January 1, 1951
Kentucky
13
Oklahoma
7
54
January 1, 1988
Auburn
16
Syracuse
16
18
January 1, 1952
Maryland
28
Te n n e s s e e
13
55
January 2, 1989
F l o r i d a S tat e
13
Auburn
7
19
January 1, 1953
Georgia Tech
24
Mississippi
7
56
January 1, 1990
Miami
33
Alabama
25
20
January 1, 1954
Georgia Tech
42
West Virg inia
19
57
January 1, 1991
T e n n e ss e e
23
Virginia
22
21
January 1, 1955
N av y
21
Mississippi
0
58
January 1, 1992
Notre Dame
39
Florida
28
22
January 2, 1956
Georgia Tech
7
Pittsburgh
0
59
January 1, 1993
Alabama
34
Miami
13
23
January 1, 1957
B ay l o r
13
Te n n e s s e e
7
60
January 1, 1994
Florida
41
West Virg inia
7
24
January 1, 1958
M i ss i ss i pp i
39
Te x a s
7
61
January 2, 1995
23
Florida
17
25
January 1, 1959
LSU
7
Clemson
0
62
December 31, 1995
Virginia Tech
28
Te x a s
10
26
January 1, 1960
M i ss i ss i pp i
21
LSU
0
63
January 2, 1997
Florida
52
Florida State
20
27
January 2, 1961
M i ss i ss i pp i
14
Rice
6
64
January 1, 1998
31
Ohio State
14
28
January 1, 1962
Alabama
10
Arkansas
3
65
January 1, 1999
O h i o S tat e
24
Te x a s A & M
14
29
January 1, 1963
M i ss i ss i pp i
17
Arkansas
13
66
January 4, 2000
46
V i r g i n i a Te c h
29
30
January 1, 1964
Alabama
12
Mississippi
7
67
January 2, 2001
Miami
37
Florida
20
31
January 1, 1965
LSU
13
Syracuse
10
68
January 1, 2002
LSU
47
Illinois
34
32
January 1, 1966
M i ss o u r i
20
Florida
18
59
January 1, 2003
Georgia
26
Florida State
13
33
January 2, 1967
Alabama
34
Nebraska
7
70
January 4, 2004
LSU
21
Oklahoma
14
34
January 1, 1968
LSU
20
Wyoming
13
71
January 3, 2005
Auburn
16
V i r g i n i a Te c h
13
35
January 1, 1969
Arkansas
16
Georgia
2
72
January 2, 2006
W e st V i r g i n i a
38
Georgia
35
36
January 1, 1970
M i ss i ss i pp i
27
Arkansas
22
73
January 3, 2007
LSU
41
Notre Dame
14
37
January 1, 1971
T e n n e ss e e
34
Air Force
13
Presented in recognition
of the donation of
The Sugar Bowl Archive to
The Historic New Orleans Collection
November 29, 2007 through January 13, 2008
T H E H I S T O R I C N E W O R L E A N S C O L L E C T I on
Original Sugar Bowl trophy, 1830; silver;
courtesy of Sugar Bowl
There is comfort inherent in annual events. They bind generations together, create a
common bond within a community, and bring a sense of continuity to our lives.
The annual Sugar Bowl Classic is such an event. Since its founding during the Great
Depression, the Classic has served as stage for some of the greatest moments in
the history of college football. Through the power of ritual, it has provided comfort to
the community through difficult times—from the sacrifices demanded by the Second
World War to the destruction and uncertainty wrought by Katrina.
The cultural significance of this mid-winter ritual is confirmed by the recent donation
of the Sugar Bowl Archive to The Historic New Orleans Collection. Classic! A
Celebration of Sugar Bowl Memories draws upon this extensive archive to present
memorabilia, film clips, and oral histories documenting pivotal moments from seven
decades of Sugar Bowl history. For display purposes, many of the items featured in
the exhibition are represented in the galleries by photographic reproductions. The
originals join THNOC’s permanent holdings, where they will be made available to the
public in perpetuity.
The behind-the-scenes history of the Sugar Bowl is replete with tales of selfless,
civic-minded individuals. The curators wish to thank those current Sugar Bowl
members and staff whose generosity has made this exhibition possible, among them
Brian Ambridge, Michael Christovich, Paul Hoolihan, Jeff Hundley, Ray Jeandron Jr.,
and Elliott Laudeman. Marty Mulé shared his unparalleled historical expertise, while
dozens of others shared their personal memories of Sugar Bowls past. Thanks, too,
to the New Orleans Athletic Club for the loan of a striking photograph from the 1941
Classic. Mounting an exhibition is invariably a team effort.
Mark Cave and Rebecca Smith
Exhibition Curators
Fans watch Georgia play North Carolina at Tulane Stadium, January 1, 1947; photograph; Leon
Trice, photographer; 2007.0208
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a car nival
o f s po r t s
Mid-Winter Sports Association vice president
Herbert Benson and president Joseph Cousins
in front of the organization’s first offices at
722 Common St., 1936; photograph; unknown
photographer; courtesy of Sugar Bowl
In 1927, newspaper publisher Colonel James M. Thomson and sportswriter Fred Digby
first conceived of the idea for a bowl game in New Orleans. Motivated by the success
of California’s Rose Bowl, founded in 1902, Thomson and Digby began developing
plans for a similar game. Over the next seven years, they fleshed out their idea with
fellow sports enthusiasts, including lawyer Warren Miller, who proposed the bowl
game to several community leaders in early 1934. Thus was born the Mid-Winter
Sports Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the creation of a sporting
carnival. Before year’s end, the association had raised $32,700 in capital.
The Mid-Winter Sports Carnival, launched in 1934, continues to draw amateur
athletes from around the country to New Orleans. Though football remains the
marquee event, it is hardly the only game in town. Over the years, featured sports
have included basketball, tennis, boxing, rowing, and flag football. In 2007–08, college
athletes will compete in volleyball, soccer, lacrosse, track and field, and a regatta on
Lake Pontchartrain.
Sugar Bowl promotional brochure, 1934; offset lithograph; Mid-Winter Sports Association,
publisher; 2007.0208.9
to u r i s m
Brochure page with collage of scenes from
Sports Carnival, 1941; offset lithograph;
Mid-Winter Sports Association, publisher;
2007.0208.6
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Eager to attract wintertime visitors to
temperate New Orleans, the state Tourist
Bureau began advertising New Orleans
as the nation’s winter playground in the
1930s. A slew of print ads urged tourists
to sightsee, dine at local restaurants,
and discover the allure of a “hustling
Southern metropolis.” Three quarters of
a century later, the Sugar Bowl continues
to be a major revenue source for the
city. According to researchers at the
University of New Orleans, the 2007
Sugar Bowl generated $126.7 million,
including more than $68 million in direct
visitor spending. Experts estimate
that the combined economic impact
of the Sugar Bowl and BCS national
championship game in 2008 could top
$400 million.
s ta d i u m s
Tulane Stadium, 1935; photograph; unknown
photographer; 2008.0207.101
The Sugar Bowl was named for its original location—Tulane University, built on the
former site of the Foucher sugar plantation, where Etienne Boré first granulated sugar
from cane syrup. Opened in 1926 with a seating capacity of 35,000, Tulane Stadium
was expanded three times during the 1930s and 1940s, reaching a capacity of
80,985 in 1947. In 1975, the Sugar Bowl moved to the newly completed Superdome—
where it has been played ever since, save for a single post-Katrina contest in Atlanta’s
Georgia Dome.
The first Classic played in the Superdome pitted Bear Bryant’s Crimson Tide against
Joe Paterno’s Nittany Lions. Despite perennial regular-season success, Alabama
hadn’t won a bowl game since 1967. Eleventh-ranked Penn State put up a tough
fight against the SEC champions, but Bryant broke his bowl curse by orchestrating a
13-6 victory.
Tulane Stadium during halftime of the
1968 LSU-Wyoming game, January 1, 1968;
photograph; Armand Bertin, photographer;
2007.0208
Exterior of Tulane Stadium before Sugar Bowl,
January 1, 1951; photograph; Leon Trice,
“My Mama told me not to wear a hat inside”:
Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant in the
Superdome, without his signature houndstooth
fedora, December 31, 1975; photograph;
unknown photographer, 2007.0208.40
Program cover for 1975 Sugar Bowl, the
first played in the Superdome, 1975; offset
lithograph; Mid-Winter Sports Association,
publisher; 2007.0208.102
Penn State and Alabma Captains meet for
the coin toss to start the first Sugar Bowl
played in the Superdome, December 31,
1975; photograph; unknown photographer;
2007.0208.39
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mvps
1970 MVP Archie Manning, Mississippi
quarterback, January 1, 1970; photograph;
unknown photographer; 2007.0208.59
Since 1948 the Miller-Digby Memorial Trophy has been awarded to the most
outstanding player in the Sugar Bowl. The MVP is determined by the votes of
sportswriters and sportscasters who cover the game. Created to honor the
contributions of Warren V. Miller and Fred Digby, first president and first general
manager of the Sugar Bowl, the trophy has been awarded to some of college football’s
all-time greats.
1967 MVP Ken Stabler, Alabama
quarterback, January 2, 1967;
photograph; Armand Bertin,
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year
MVP
tEAM
1948
Bobby Layne
Texas
year
MVP
tEAM
QB
1978
Jeff Rutledge
Alabama
1949
Jack Mitchell
QB
Oklahoma
QB
1979
Barry Krauss
Alabama
1950
LB
Leon Heath
Oklahoma
FB
1980
Major Ogilvie
Alabama
RB
1951
Walt Yowarsky
Kentucky
TK
1981
Herschel Walker
Georgia
TB
1952
Ed Modzelewski
Maryland
FB
1982
Dan Marino
Pittsburgh
QB
1953
Leon Hardemann
Georgia Tech
HB
1983
Todd Blackledge
Penn State
QB
1954
“Pepper” Rodgers
Georgia Tech
QB
1984
Bo Jackson
Auburn
TB
1955
Joe Gattuso
Navy
FB
1985
Craig Sundberg
Nebraska
QB
1956
Franklin Brooks
Georgia Tech
GD
1986
Daryl Dickey
Tennessee
QB
1957
Delbert Shofner
Baylor
HB
1987
Steve Taylor
Nebraska
QB
1958
Raymond Brown
Ole Miss
QB
1988
Don McPherson
Syracuse
QB
1959
Billy Cannon
LSU
HB
1989
Sammie Smith
Florida State
TB
1960
Bobby Franklin
Ole Miss
QB
1990
Craig Erickson
Miami
QB
1961
Jake Gibbs
Ole Miss
QB
1991
Andy Kelly
Tennessee
QB
1962
Mike Fracchia
Alabama
FB
1992
Jerome Bettis
Notre Dame
FB
1963
Glynn Griffin
Ole Miss
QB
1993
Derrick Lassic
Alabama
HB
1964
Tim Davis
Alabama
KR
1994
Eric Rhett
Florida
TB
1965
Doug Moreau
LSU
FL
1995
Warrick Dunn
Florida State
TB
1966
Steve Spurrier
Florida
QB
1995
Bryan Still
Virginia Tech
FL
1967
Kenny Stabler
Alabama
QB
1997
Danny Wuerffel
Florida
QB
1968
Glenn Smith
LSU
HB
1998
E.G. Green
Florida State
RC
1969
Chuck Dicus
Arkansas
FL
1999
David Boston
Ohio State
RC
1970
Archie Manning
Ole Miss
QB
2000
Peter Warrick
Florida State
RC
1971
Bobby Scott
Tennessee
QB
2001
Ken Dorsey
Miami
QB
1972
Jack Mildren
Oklahoma
QB
2002
Rohan Davey
LSU
QB
1972
Tinker Owens
Oklahoma
FL
2003
Musa Smith
Georgia
TB
1973
Tom Clements
Notre Dame
QB
2004
Justin Vincent
LSU
RB
1974
Tony Davis
Nebraska
FB
2005
Jason Campbell
Auburn
QB
1975
Richard Todd
Alabama
QB
2006
Steve Slaton
West Virginia
TB
1977
Matt Cavanaugh
Pittsburgh
QB
2007
JaMarcus Russell
LSU
QB
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Sports Carnival dance contest, Blue Room,
Roosevelt Hotel, December 1945 or January
1946; photograph; Leon Trice, photographer;
2007.0208.88
Baylor cheerleaders, January 1, 1957;
photograph; Leon Trice, photographer;
2007.0208.82
TEAM SPIRIT
Illinois cheerleader at the 2002 LSU-Illinois
game, January 1, 2002; photograph; Barry
Lawrence, photographer; 2007.0208
For participants and observers alike, a Sugar Bowl berth brings a chance to laissez les
bons temps rouler. Rival coaches, in years past, would meet at Antoine’s to prepare
Café Brûlot. Fans young and old parade through the French Quarter, draped head to
toe in school colors. Players sample New Orleans’s cultural riches—while striving
to observe a curfew and common sense. As New Orleans chief of police Richard
Pennington advised Virginia Tech players in 2000, “Respect the drinking age and
make sure if you’re talking to a girl it’s really a girl.”
The Sugar Bowl provides a showcase for participating universities’ cheerleaders and
marching bands—and an opportunity for dance and drill teams to wow the crowd with
finely honed routines. Team mascots often make an appearance, their antics engaging
fans young and old.
Joe Paterno and Bear Bryant prepare
Café Brûlot at Antoine’s, December 1973;
photograph; unknown photographer;
2007.0208.38
Georgia Bulldogs fan, December 1982
or January 1983; photograph; unknown
IN THE BACKGROUND: Revelers dance to
the tunes of Dutch Andrus & His Orchestra,
December 1973 or January 1974; photograph;
Tennessee cheerleaders, one wearing a coonskin cap, dance with a pair dressed as Testudo, the
University of Maryland’s diamondback terrapin mascot, January 1, 1952; photograph; Leon Trice,
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Football helmet similar to those worn at the first Sugar Bowl, between
1935 and 1939; leather, cotton; Nokona, manufacturer; courtesy of an
anonymous lender
The inaugural Sugar Bowl pitted the
pride of the North against the pride of
the South. On January 1, 1935, undefeated
Temple University faced 9-1 Tulane in front
of 22,026 fans at Tulane Stadium. All-American halfback Claude “Little Monk” Simons
led the Green Wave in rushing, passing,
and scoring during the regular season. As
was common in that era, Simons played
both sides of the ball, starring on defense
as well as offense. Despite the leadership
of legendary coach Glenn “Pop” Warner,
the Owls proved no match for the hometown heroes. Tulane rallied from a 14-0
deficit to triumph, 20-14.
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Glenn “Pop” Warner got his first college
coaching gig in 1895, at Georgia. By
1935, when he led Temple to a Sugar
Bowl berth, Warner had presided over four
decades of radical change in the sport.
An innovator, educator, and humanitarian,
Warner effectively civilized the game of
football.
Before the legalization of the forward
pass in 1906, the key to college gridiron
success was brute strength. Thin leather
helmets and lightweight cloth padding
provided inadequate collision protection,
leaving players at risk of serious injury,
even death. Warner was an advocate
for on-field safety, endorsing the use
of protective pads and developing
techniques—like passing and punting—
that decreased the odds of injury.
Warner’s legacy is enhanced by the youth
football conference, Pop Warner Little
Scholars, created in his name in 1934.
Sugar Bowl program, 1934;
offset lithograph; Mid-Winter
Sports Association, publisher;
2007.0208.14
Claude “Little Monk” Simons (#47)
carries the ball for Tulane in the
inaugural Sugar Bowl, January 1, 1935;
2007.0208.12
Detail, Sugar Bowl program, showing Temple
coach Glenn S. “Pop” Warner, 1934; halftone;
2007.0208.14
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The 1930s closed on a note of prosperity
for the Sugar Bowl. As the Great Depression waned, civic pride soared—as did
Sugar Bowl attendance. In the spring of
1939, the Mid-Winter Sports Association
sponsored a bond sale to support Tulane
Stadium’s second expansion in three
years. The results—$550,000 raised in
just 40 days—confirmed the city’s devotion to the Sugar Bowl. The installation of
double decking, completed that winter,
increased stadium capacity to 69,000.
1939 Sugar Bowl program cover, 1938; offset lithograph;
Mid-Winter Sports Association, publisher; 2007.0208.17
The Classic had also become influential
on the national college football stage.
In both 1939 and 1940 the winner of
the Sugar Bowl was chosen national
champion by the AP poll. The era’s
euphoria is reflected in the colorful gameday program covers depicting a grizzled
Father Time yielding place to a brighteyed New Year’s cherub.
Advertisement for bond issue to expand
capacity of Tulane Stadium, 1939; offset
publisher; 2007.0208.106
1940 Sugar Bowl program cover, 1939; offset lithograph;
Mid-Winter Sports Association, publisher; 2007.0208.5
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Aerial view of Tulane Stadium, January 1,
2007.0208.99
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Memories
General Jonathan Wainwright and Mid-Winter
Sports Association president A. B. Nicholas,
The War Years
Memories
1943 Sugar Bowl program cover, 1942; offset
publisher; 2007.0208
Although the attack on Pearl Harbor traumatized the nation—and prompted a ban
on all West Coast bowl games—the Mid-Winter Sports Association decided not to
cancel the Sugar Bowl. Just three weeks after the Day of Infamy, Fordham squeaked
to a 2-0 victory over Missouri, a game that remains the lowest-scoring match in Sugar
Bowl history. The war’s toll was clearly visible in the stands the following year, with
Tennessee-Tulsa drawing the Classic’s first-ever noncapacity crowd. By 1944, when
Tulsa returned to face Georgia Tech, the Hurricane bench reflected the strain of war:
more than half the team was classified 4-F (draft ineligible) due to serious medical
conditions. Yet the Bowl persisted through the war years and bounced back strong
in 1946. A record crowd of 75,000 turned out to see Oklahoma A&M defeat St.
Mary’s. Among the veterans invited to watch from the sidelines was General Jonathan
Wainwright, the “Hero of Bataan” who had been released from Japanese captivity the
previous summer.
Veterans of World War II watch
the Sugar Bowl at Tulane Stadium,
January 1, 1946; photograph; Leon
Trice, photographer; 2007.0208.42
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Paul “Bear” Bryant accepting Sugar Bowl trophy
from Fred Digby, January 1, 1951; photograph;
Leon Trice, photographer; 2007.0208.20
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Football signed by Sugar Bowl champion
Kentucky Wildcats, 1951; cowhide leather;
Spalding, manufacturer; 2007.0208.52
Legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant
stepped onto the Sugar Bowl stage on
January 1, 1951. Bryant’s Kentucky
Wildcats, ranked seventh in the country,
faced an intimidating opponent in Bud
Wilkinson’s first-ranked Oklahoma
Sooners, who entered play riding a
31-game winning streak.
Jumping out to a 13-0 halftime lead,
Kentucky held on for a 13-7 upset.
Quarterback Babe Parilli, a two-time
Heisman finalist, sparked a first-half
offensive blitz that allowed Bryant to fall
back on his strong defense in the second
half. Walt Yowarsky, playing defense for
just the second time in his career, shut
down Oklahoma’s All-American tackle
Jim Weatherall—and became the first
defensive player to win the Miller-Digby
MVP trophy. Kentucky tight end Charlie
McClendon, who played through an injury
that day, would go on to coach LSU for
18 seasons and snare two more Sugar
Bowl victories.
Kentucky’s Charlie McClendon (#87) tries to get past Oklahoma’s Ed Lisak (#45). Carrying
the ball is Leon Heath (#40), Oklahoma fullback, January 1, 1951; photograph; Leon Trice,
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Bobby Grier runs the ball for Pittsburgh, January 1, 1956; photograph; Leon Trice, photographer;
2007.0208.2
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to yield her seat on a Montgomery bus.
A month later, in New Orleans, the Civil Rights Movement took another step forward.
Although his team was blanked by Georgia Tech, 7-0, Pitt fullback Bobby Grier scored
a victory by becoming the first African American to play in the Sugar Bowl.
Grier was not the first black player to make a Sugar Bowl roster. Fifteen years earlier,
Boston College’s Louis Montgomery—an African American running back—traveled to
New Orleans but never suited up. By 1956, with the Cotton and Orange bowls both
integrated, the time for change had arrived. Georgia Governor Marvin Griffin did his
best to block Tech’s participation, requesting that the State Board of Regents prohibit
Georgia colleges from competing against integrated squads. The regents countered
that they had no control over individual athletic departments—and the Yellow Jackets
refused to break their Sugar Bowl contract. The game was on, with Grier in the
starting lineup.
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Memories
Unfortunately, the 1956 Classic was marred by controversial officiating. The most
contested play came early in the first quarter, when Grier, on defense, was called for
pushing right end Don Ellis. The penalty allowed Tech to keep possession on Pitt’s
1 yard line—and, moments later, to score the game’s only touchdown. Crushed by the
call, Grier insists to this day that he did not push Ellis. Off the field, Grier’s experience
proved equally frustrating: segregated downtown hotels and postgame parties
served as reminders of color lines yet to be broken. In the summer of 1956, over the
objections of the Mid-Winter Sports Association, the Louisiana legislature passed Act
579 segregating sporting events in the state. The act stood until overturned by the
U.S. Supreme Court in 1964.
1956 Sugar Bowl program cover, 1955;
offset lithograph; Mid-Winter Sports
Association, publisher; 2007.0208
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New Orleans saw a record snowfall on December 31, 1963—3.6 inches at the train
station, the most since 1895. Tulane Stadium resembled a real sugar bowl, blanketed
in white. Alabama and Mississippi were due to meet on the gridiron, but members of
the Mid-Winter Sports Association worried that play would be impossible. As the New
Year dawned, snow lay thick on the streets, and all around town children built snowmen and held snowball fights.
Inside the stadium, however, a crew of 25 maintenance men had worked through
the night to clear the tarp and seats. Boy Scouts used shovels and brooms to clear
the stadium aisles, while fans donned ear muffs and lap robes to ward off the chill.
The cold and damp adversely affected the play of both teams—but with Ole Miss
committing 11 fumbles and failing to capitalize on a late opportunity, Alabama
emerged victorious, 12-7.
Workers clear snow from the field at
Tulane Stadium, January 1, 1964;
2007.0208.73
Alabama cheerleader in mid-air, January 1,
2007.0208
It was New Year’s Eve afternoon, and they
didn’t know what to do. They didn’t know
how to get that much snow off the field.
The Criminal Sheriff sent all the prisoners
out of the parish jail, and public service
sent trucks of hot sand, and tools and
supervisors. They actually shoveled the
snow off the cover of the whole field. It
was piled up around the sidelines. And I
remember, I was going to Antoine’s, and
I remember my wife and I stopped by
about 12:30 at night and it was a real
eerie sight ’cause all the lights were on
and all these people were working getting
the snow off the field. It was wonderful
cooperation by the city. And the next
morning the Boy Scouts sent out 12
platoons. And they took wooden Coke
cases and scraped the snow off the seats
so people could sit.
—Sam Corenswet Jr.
Sugar Bowl member (and son of
founding member Sam Corenswet Sr.)
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The Alabama vs. Notre Dame game—a
showdown between celebrated coaches
Bear Bryant and Ara Parseghian—is considered “the classic of Classics.” In the
words of longtime Times-Picayune sports
columnist Dave Lagarde: “Look at the
possibilities: Alabama undefeated and untied; Notre Dame undefeated and untied;
North against South; Catholic against
Protestant; Parseghian against Bryant;
the Bear against the Pope.” Notre Dame
squeaked by Alabama with a safety to win
24-23, handing Bryant his first—and what
would prove to be his only—loss in an
eventual nine Sugar Bowl appearances.
I just was heartbroken because here we had a national championship game, two great
teams, two great coaches, and nothing but rain. I’d been assigned to the press box
and it was time for me to leave. I walked out through the stadium, the rain stopped.
I shook hands with Coach Bryant, who was standing under the goal posts, as he
always did before the game. Had a nice chat with him, proceeded to the press box, and
watched the game unfold for three hours, which was a fantastic football game. We had
a miraculous turn of events there—for the two and a half to three hours that the game
was played the rain stopped. Alabama got beat late. Some people seem to think that
Coach Bryant stopped the rain, but then again if he had that power I think he’d have
won the game.
Memories
Ara Parseghian takes the microphone
during team banquet at Antoine’s,
December 1973; photograph; unknown
Art Best (#23), Notre Dame running
back, plows through a hole in
Alabama’s defense. His blockers
removed Alabama’s Mike Washington
(#34), defensive halfback, and Wayne
Hall (#50), linebacker, December
31, 1973; photograph; unknown
—Elliott Laudeman
Sugar Bowl member
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Memories
Alabama’s Million Dollar Band performs
during halftime, January 1, 1979; photograph;
unknown photographer; 2007.0208
Alabama linebacker Barry Krauss (#77) in goal line stand, January 1, 1979; photograph; unknown
Penn State cheerleaders in
pyramid formation, the Nittany
Lion looking on, January 1,
1979; photograph; unknown
photographer; 2007.0208
Coaching titans Joe Paterno and Bear Bryant loom large in Sugar Bowl history, their
reputations bolstered by bowl heroics. Following a 13-6 Alabama victory in the 1975
Classic, Paterno was looking for revenge—and his first national championship—in
1979. Late in the fourth quarter, trailing by 7, the Nittany Lions marched down the
field behind quarterback Chuck Fusina. But in what would prove Bryant’s careerdefining moment, the Crimson Tide defensive line, led by Barry Krauss, prevented
Paterno’s boys from gaining the 10 inches that would have put them in the end zone.
’Bama held on for a 14-7 victory—limiting Penn State to a mere 19 yards of total
offense—to clinch the national championship. Bryant would enjoy one more Sugar
Bowl triumph, in 1980. With eight victories in nine appearances, he ranks as the winningest coach in the history of the Classic.
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Memories
Penn State running back Curt Warner
(#25), January 1, 1983; photograph,
unknown photographer, 2007.0208.58
No other bowl hosted as many prestige matches as the Sugar Bowl in the late
1970s and early 1980s. The 1983 showdown between top-ranked Georgia and
second-ranked Penn State marked the fifth time in seven years that the national
champion would be crowned in New Orleans. Joe Paterno’s Nittany Lions entered the
game as four-point favorites—thanks to Georgia’s perceived lack of depth behind
Herschel Walker, the recently anointed Heisman Trophy winner. The Lions would look
to quarterback Todd Blackledge and running back Curt Warner for the big plays.
The Bulldogs would counter with the explosive Walker, stalwart quarterback John
Lastinger, and 19-year coaching veteran Vince Dooley.
Penn State stormed out of the gates with a potent passing offense and a change-’emup defense that never allowed Walker to hit his stride. At the half, the scoreboard read
20-3, Lions. Georgia rallied in the second half, scoring on its first two possessions,
but Penn State held on for 27-23 victory and Paterno’s first national title.
Todd Blackledge (#14) and Curt Warner
(#25) of Penn State with the MillerDigby MVP trophy, January 1, 1983;
photograph; unknown photographer;
2007.0208.57
Football commemorating 1983 Penn State Sugar Bowl victory and national championship,
1983; cowhide leather; Wilson, manufacturer; 2007.0208.53
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Danny Wuerffel (#7), Florida
quarterback and 1997 Sugar Bowl
MVP, January 2, 1997; photograph;
Barry Lawrence, photographer;
2007.0208.96
The 1997 Sugar Bowl had everything going for it: high stakes, big names, and
intrastate passions projected onto a national stage. The contestants, Florida State
and Florida, entered play ranked first and third in the nation. The two schools enjoyed
one of the most intense rivalries in college football—a rivalry made even more fervent
by the stature of coaches Bobby Bowden (then in his 22nd year at FSU) and Steve
Spurrier (in his 8th year at Florida). The ’Noles owned regular-season bragging rights,
having edged the Gators, 24-21, in November. Helmed by Heisman winner Danny
Wuerffel, Florida showed up at the Sugar Bowl seeking payback. Wuerffel passed
for three touchdowns and ran for another to snap FSU’s 11-year bowl winning streak.
Final score: 52-20, and a first-ever national championship for the Gators.
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Memories
University of Florida football helmet, 1996; plastic, vinyl,
foam; Riddell, manufacturer; 2007.0208.98
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2000
Memories
New millennium, old story: a national
champion crowned in New Orleans. On
January 4, 2000, Bobby Bowden’s topranked Florida State Seminoles defeated
Frank Beamer’s second-ranked Virginia
Tech Hokies, 46-29.
Virginia Tech quarterback Michael
Vick (#7), January 4, 2000;
photograph; Barry Lawrence,
Florida State went “wire to wire” on the
year, ranked first from preseason to
post. The final score looks lopsided—but
Virginia Tech put up a fight, rallying in the
third quarter to take the lead going into
the fourth. Hokie quarterback Michael
Vick logged 97 rushing yards and 225 in
the air. But if Vick was sharp on offense,
FSU wide receiver Peter Warrick was even
sharper. The two-time All-American led
the Seminoles with 163 yards and two
touchdowns, good enough to earn him the
Miller-Digby MVP trophy. After the game,
Bowden praised Tech’s efforts, observing,
“We just had more horses.”
Florida State coach Bobby Bowden
holding BCS National Championship
trophy, January 4, 2000; photograph;
Barry Lawrence, photographer;
2007.0208.109
Florida State football helmet, 1999;
plastic, vinyl, foam; Schutt, manufacturer;
2007.0208.50
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2004
Memories
LSU running back Joseph Addai (#10) leaps over Oklahoma’s Gayron Allen (#48, linebacker)
and Antonio Perkins (#28, defensive back), January 4, 2004; photograph; Barry Lawrence,
Both LSU and Oklahoma came into the 2004 Sugar Bowl boasting 12-1 records.
Essentially a home game for LSU, the contest was played in front of 79,342 fans, a
disproportionate number decked out in purple and gold. Oklahoma built its offense
around Heisman-winning quarterback Jason White, while LSU was banking on the
combo of junior quarterback Matt Mauck and sophomore wide receiver Skyler Green.
But once play began, a Tiger freshman stole the show. Running back Justin Vincent,
fresh off an MVP performance at the SEC championship game, ran for 117 yards and
one touchdown. Vincent walked away with the Miller-Digby trophy, while LSU walked
away with a share of the national championship, 21-14.
2004 Sugar Bowl program cover,
2003; offset lithograph; Mid-Winter
Sports Association, publisher;
2007.0208
LSU players Chad Lavalais (#93)
and Michael Clayton (#14) hoist
Sugar Bowl trophy and BCS National
Championship trophy, January 4,
2004; photograph; Barry Lawrence,
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Coin toss, 1951; photograph; Leon Trice, photographer; 2007.0208
The Historic New Orleans collection
Board of Directors
Mrs. William K. Christovich
Chairman
Charles Snyder
President
John Kallenborn
Vice President
Fred M. Smith
Secretary
John E. Walker
Immediate Past President
Priscilla Lawrence
Executive Director
John H. Lawrence
Director of Museum Programs
Warren J. Woods
Exhibition Coordinator
Mark Cave and Rebecca Smith
Exhibition Curators
Mark Cave and Terry Weldon
Exhibition Design
Teresa Devlin and Anne McCall Robichaux
Marketing
Jessica Dorman and Erin Greenwald
Editorial
Keely Merritt
Photography
Steve Sweet
New Media
Scott Ratterree
Preparator
Larry Falgoust, Mitchell Long,
Jude Solomon, and Douglas Stallmer
Installation
Viola Berman, Maclyn Hickey,
Anna Hilderbrandt, and Goldie Lanaux
Registration
Sarah Doerries and Mary Mees Garsaud
Publications
Amie Hubbell and Susan R. Laudeman
Education
Aimee Everett and Brian Lavigne
Processing
Robert Casey, Jean Langlois,
and Sarah Silvestri
Interns
Alison Cody
Catalogue Design
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Original Sugar Bowl trophy,
1830; silver; courtesy of Sugar Bowl
1935
2
Pennant from Tulane-Temple Sugar Bowl, 1934;
offset lithograph; Mid-Winter Sports Association,
publisher; 2007.0208.18
3
Tickets to inaugural Sugar Bowl, 1934; offset
publisher; 2007.0208.97
4
Football helmet similar to those worn at the first
Sugar Bowl, between 1935 and 1939; leather,
cotton; Nokona, manufacturer; courtesy of an
anonymous lender
5
6
Detail, Sugar Bowl program, showing Temple
coach Glenn S. “Pop” Warner, 1934; halftone;
2007.0208.14
Claude “Little Monk” Simons (#47) carries
the ball for Tulane in the inaugural Sugar
Bowl, January 1, 1935; photograph; Leon Trice,
1939/1940
7
8
publisher; 2007.0208.17
MVPs
23
42
2007 MVP Peter Warrick, Florida State running
back, January 4, 2000; photograph; Barry Lawrence,
43
1981 MVP Herschel Walker, Georgia running
back, January 1, 1981; photograph; unknown
44
1984 MVP Bo Jackson, Auburn running
back, January 2, 1984; photograph; unknown
45
Miller-Digby MVP trophy, 2006 or 2007; stainless
steel, wood; Jack Petty Marketing and Promotions,
manufacturer; courtesy of Sugar Bowl
46
1967 MVP Ken Stabler, Alabama quarterback,
January 2, 1967; photograph; Armand Bertin,
47
1970 MVP Archie Manning, Mississippi
quarterback, January 1, 1970; photograph;
48
2004 MVP Justin Vincent, LSU running back,
January 4, 2004; photograph; Barry Lawrence,
24
25
Ara Parseghian takes the microphone during team
banquet at Antoine’s, December 1973; photograph;
Art Best (#23), Notre Dame running back,
plows through a hole in Alabama’s defense. His
blockers removed Alabama’s Mike Washington
(#34), defensive halfback, and Wayne Hall (#50),
linebacker, December 31, 1973; photograph;
26
Alabama linebacker Barry Krauss (#77) in goal
line stand, January 1, 1979; photograph; unknown
1983
27
28
29
Todd Blackledge (#14) and Curt Warner (#25)
of Penn State with the Miller-Digby MVP
trophy, January 1, 1983; photograph; unknown
Football commemorating the 1983 Penn State
Sugar Bowl victory and national championship,
1983; cowhide leather; Wilson, manufacturer;
2007.0208.53
Penn State running back Curt Warner
(#25), January 1, 1983; photograph; unknown
General Jonathan Wainwright and Mid-Winter
Sports Association president A. B. Nicholas,
30
Danny Wuerffel (#7), Florida quarterback
and 1997 Sugar Bowl MVP, January 2, 1997;
photograph; Barry Lawrence, photographer;
2007.0208.96
11
31
Florida coach Steve Spurrier, January 2, 1997;
2007.0208.95
12
13
14
Vito “Babe” Parilli (#10) of Kentucky, January
1, 1951; photograph; Leon Trice, photographer;
2007.0208.19
Sugar Bowl scrapbook, 1951; cardstock, newsprint,
silk; 2007.0208
Football signed by Sugar Bowl champion Kentucky
Wildcats, 1951; cowhide leather; Spalding,
manufacturer; 2007.0208.52
15
Kentucky Wildcat fans, December 1950;
2007.0208.21
16
Paul “Bear” Bryant accepting Sugar Bowl trophy
from Fred Digby, January 1, 1951; photograph;
17
Kentucky’s Charlie McClendon (#87) tries to get
past Oklahoma’s Ed Lisak (#45). Carrying the ball
is Leon Heath (#40), Oklahoma fullback, January
2007.0208.100
32
33
34
35
36
19
20
Bobby Grier runs the ball for Pittsburgh, January
2007.0208.2
38
Georgia Tech touchdown, January 1, 1956;
2007.0208.24
Bobby Grier discusses the game with the
media, January 1, 1956; photograph; Leon Trice,
50
Sugar Bowl promotional brochure, 1940; offset
lithograph; Mid-Winter Sports Association, publisher;
2007.0208.11
51
Mid-Winter Sports Carnival promotional brochure,
1940; offset lithograph; Mid-Winter Sports
Association, publisher; 2007.0208.8
52
Mid-Winter Sports Carnival promotional brochure,
1940; offset lithograph; Mid-Winter Sports
39
1964
Stadiums
Tulane Stadium, 1935; photograph; unknown
54
Advertisement for bond issue to expand capacity
of Tulane Stadium, 1939; offset lithograph;
2007.0208.106
55
Aerial view of Tulane Stadium, January 1, 1947;
photograph; unknown photographer; 2007.0208.99
56
Michael Vick (#7), Virginia Tech quarterback,
under Florida State defense, January 4, 2000;
2007.0208.116
Exterior of Tulane Stadium before Sugar
Bowl, January 1, 1951; photograph; Leon Trice,
57
Florida State coach Bobby Bowden holding
BCS National Championship trophy, January 4,
2000; photograph; Barry Lawrence, photographer;
2007.0208.109
Program cover for 1975 Sugar Bowl, the first
played in the Superdome, 1975; offset lithograph;
2007.0208.102
58
“My Mama told me not to wear a hat inside”:
Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant in the
Superdome, without his signature houndstooth
fedora, December 31, 1975; photograph; unknown
University of Florida football helmet, 1996;
plastic, vinyl, foam; Riddell, manufacturer;
2007.0208.98
Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer, January 4,
2007.0208.110
Florida State football helmet, 1999; plastic, vinyl,
foam; Schutt, manufacturer; 2007.0208.50
2004
37
Sugar Bowl promotional brochure, 1934; offset
lithograph; Mid-Winter Sports Association, publisher;
2007.0208.9
53
2000
1956
18
49
1997
10
1951
Tourism
LSU players Chad Lavalais (#93) and Michael
Clayton (#14) hoist Sugar Bowl trophy and
BCS National Championship trophy, January 4,
2007.0208.114
LSU running back Joseph Addai (#10) leaps over
Oklahoma’s Gayron Allen (#48, linebacker) and
Antonio Perkins (#28, defensive back), January 4,
2007.0208.112
LSU coach Nick Saban admires BCS National
Championship Trophy, January 4, 2004;
2007.0208.115
59
Window dressing at Maison Blanche department
store on Canal Street, 1974 or 1975; photograph;
65
Mud-spattered runners on the podium at City
Park Stadium. Keith Forman, University of Oregon,
hoists the first-place trophy for the one-mile
run; unidentified members of the Houston Track
and Field Club take second and third, December
2007.0208.94
66
Carnival of Sports Tennis Tournament committee
chairman Douglas S. Watters Sr. poses with tennis
players at New Orleans Country Club, December
2007.0208.91
team spirit
67
Sports Carnival dance contest, Blue Room,
Roosevelt Hotel, December 1945 or January
2007.0208.88
68
Joe Paterno and Bear Bryant prepare Café Brulot
at Antoine’s, December 1973; photograph; unknown
69
Georgia Bulldogs fan, December 1982 or January
2007.0208.61
70
Revelers dance to the tunes of Dutch Andrus &
His Orchestra, December 1973 or January 1974;
photograph; unknown photographer; 2007.0208.105
71
Sugar Bowl banquet and awards ceremony,
Blue Room, Roosevelt Hotel, December 1946 or
January 1947; photograph; Leon Trice, photographer;
2007.0208.87
72
Pre-game dinner at Antoine’s, December
2007.0208.103
73
Sugar Bowl queen Patricia White is crowned by
Sam Corenswet Jr., Mid-Winter Sports Association
president, January 1, 1968; photograph; Armand
Bertin, photographer; 2007.0208.108
74
Sugar Bowl queen’s tiara, ca. 1956; aluminum,
rhinestones; unknown manufacturer; 2007.0208.119
Back Galleries
75
James Coleman (#31) of Tennessee is covered
by Boston College’s Charlie O’Rourke (#13),
Henry Toczylowski (#22), Joseph Zabilski (#44),
Mike Holovak (#12), and Chet Gladchuck
(#45), January 1, 1941; photograph; unknown
photographer; courtesy of New Orleans Athletic Club
76
Camera crew in Tulane Stadium press box, January
1, 1958; photograph, Leon Trice; photographer;
2007.0208.84
entertainment
77
Baylor cheerleaders, January 1, 1957; photograph;
78
Sharon Brown, 1961 Miss USA and 1962 Sugar
Bowl queen, January 1, 1962; photograph; Leon
Trice, photographer; 2007.0208.92
79
Smokey II, Tennessee’s coon hound mascot,
and Judge, the Baylor Bear, face off during
halftime, January 1, 1957; photograph; Leon Trice,
80
Sugarettes dance team poses with the
University of Pittsburgh Panther, January 2,
2007.0208.89
81
Tennessee cheerleaders, one wearing a coonskin
cap, dance with a pair dressed as Testudo, the
University of Maryland’s diamondback terrapin
mascot, January 1, 1952; photograph; Leon Trice,
82
Ole Miss Rebels marching band performs at
halftime, January 1, 1958; photograph; Leon Trice,
A Carnival of Sports
60
Wallace Jones (#27) of Kentucky swats away the
jump shot of Oklahoma A&M’s Lou Amaya (#33)
as Blake Williams (#77) looks on, December
2007.0208.85
61
Boxers from LSU and the University of
Wisconsin at Municipal Auditorium, December
2007.0208.63
62
Regatta on Lake Pontchartrain, December 1963;
photograph; Leon Trice, photographer; 2007.0208.71
21
Alabama’s elephant mascot poses in the
snow, January 1, 1964; photograph; Leon Trice,
40
LSU football helmet worn by Chad Lavalais
(#93), 2003; plastic, vinyl, foam; Adams USA,
63
Brochure page with collage of scenes from Sports
Carnival, 1941; offset lithograph; Mid-Winter Sports
22
Workers clear snow from the field at Tulane
Stadium, January 1, 1964; photograph; Leon Trice,
41
Football signed by 2003 LSU football team, Sugar
Bowl champions, 2003; cowhide leather; Wilson,
64
Award-winning track and field athletes at City
Park Stadium, December 31, 1961; photograph;
Orientation Center
83
Sugar Bowl trophy, 2006 or 2007; stainless
steel, wood; Jack Petty Marketing and Promotions,
84
American Football Coaches Association trophy,
awarded to the BCS national champion, 2007;
crystal, ebony; Waterford Wedgewood plc,
E X H I B ITI O N C H E C K LI ST
Veterans of World War II watch the Sugar Bowl
at Tulane Stadium, January 1, 1946; photograph;
Wayne Bullock (#30), Notre Dame fullback, is
brought down by Alabama safety Ricky Davis
(#19). Also visible is Dave Casper (#86), Notre
Dame tight end, December 31, 1973; photograph;
1979
THE War Years
9
1973
E X H I B ITI O N C H E C K LI ST
Ole Miss players watch the game against Rice,
January 2, 1961; Leon Trice, photographer;
2007.0208
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