The Rose Bowl Institute

THE ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE

The Rose Bowl Institute champions sportsmanship, leadership, and citizenship. Through educational programs, focused dialogues, and awards, the Institute leverages the power of sports to unite people everywhere.

THE ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE

The Rose Bowl Institute champions sportsmanship and leverages the power of sports to unite people everywhere. Through educational programs, intimate dialogues, and awards, the Institute seeks to inspire youth and enhance community life.

SPORTSMANSHIP

LEADERSHIP

CITIZENSHIP

Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair.

Nelson Mandela

OUR PROGRAMS

During 2020 restrictions against playing or gathering for sports occurred at the professional, collegiate, high school and youth league levels. Restrictions were placed on sports by State, local, and league authorities, and by individual teams themselves.

In 2021, as COVID-19 cases and deaths still proliferate, but vaccines are being distributed, how should authorities assess the safety and advisability of playing sports? What criteria should they use? How and when should restrictions be lifted or reimposed?

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Jan 13

PUBLIC NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN FOR THE CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME INAUGURAL CLASS

PASADENA, Calif. (January 6, 2022) - The public can now nominate candidates for consideration to the inaugural California High School Football...

Jan 7

ROSE BOWL’S RETURN TO ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE OFFERS LOYAL FANS A LEVEL OF NORMALCY

LOS ANGELES TIMES — After a financially devastating year in which its marquee game was transplanted to Texas, the Rose Bowl stadium found itself...

Dec 28

ROSE BOWL TO HOST CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

CBSN LOS ANGELES- The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation announced earlier this month that California would be getting a high school football hall of...

Jul 26

YOUR OPPONENT IS NOT YOUR ENEMY

THE MONTECITO JOURNAL — As Tokyo gears up for the 2021 version of the 2020 Olympics, and calls proliferate to boycott the 2024 Beijing Olympics,...

Jun 28

EDISON TRIO HONORED WITH INAUGURAL CHRISTINA MAUSER SCHOLARSHIP

LA TIMES- In her time at Edison High School, Christina Mauser was known as a standout athlete who put her team first....

Feb 12

THE ROSE BOWL STADIUM AND THE ROSE BOWL LEGACY FOUNDATION LAUNCH THE ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE

PASADENA MAG- Sports have the power to unite people, especially during this time of social upheaval and pandemic restrictions....

Jan 24

MATT MAUSER SPEAKS ABOUT GRIEF ONE YEAR AFTER DEATH OF HIS WIFE CHRISTINA IN HELICOPTER CRASH

PEOPLE (JAN. 24, 2021)- Matt Mauser does not want grief to define him and his family. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the father of three...

Jan 14

ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE AWARDS INAUGURAL ROSI SCHOLARSHIPS

PASADENA WEEKLY (JAN. 14, 20201)- The Rose Bowl Institute awarded four scholarships as part of its Rose Bowl Sportsmanship Initiative (ROSI) and...

Dec 29

ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE AWARDS FIRST ROSI SCHOLARSHIP

CALIFORNIA NEWS TIMES (DEC. 29, 2020)- The Rose Bowl Institute today announced that it will award four scholarships as part of the Rose Bowl...

Dec 28

ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE AWARDS ITS INAUGURAL ROSI SCHOLARSHIPS

PASADENA NOW (DEC. 28, 2020)- The Rose Bowl Institute today announced awarding four scholarships as part of its Rose Bowl Sportsmanship...

Dec 18

ERIC DICKERSON, DAVE ROBERTS SHARE EXPERIENCES THAT SHAPED THEIR VIEWS OF RACE AND SPORTS

ABC7 (DEC. 18, 2020)- Eric Dickerson shared a moving story about an incident in Indiana that changed the way he felt about football. The Rose...

Nov 12

CHARLIE FIRESTONE: BIDEN NEEDS TO UNIFY THE COUNTRY. SPORTS ANALOGIES CAN HELP.

STL TODAY (NOV. 12, 2020)- Joe Biden ran on the promise to unify America, making it a recurring campaign theme. That is an extremely tall order...

Oct 28

ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE CONTINUES CAMPAIGN TO GET OUT THE VOTE

PASADENA NOW (OCT. 28, 2020)- The Rose Bowl Institute is continuing its month-long campaign of public service announcements to encourage voting...

Oct 6

ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE LAUNCHING ‘VOICES FOR VOTING’

PASADENA NOW (OCT. 6, 2020)- A PSA Campaign to encourage voting uses the voices of Brandi Chastain, Secretary Madeleine Albright, Ann Meyers...

Sep 29

ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE PRESIDENT CHARLIE FIRESTONE WILL INTRODUCE ROTARIAN’S TO THE STADIUM’S NEW THINK TANK

PASADENA NOW (SEPT. 29, 2020)- Charlie Firestone, president of the Rose Bowl Institute, will introduce the new organization Wednesday when he...

Sep 15

NBC4’s BEVERLY WHITE AND COLLEEN WILLIAMS HOST ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE’S WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT SYMPOSIUM

NBC LOS ANGELES (SEPT. 15, 2020)- The Rose Bowl Institute will host its second annual Women’s Empowerment Symposium on September 16, 17 and 18...

Sep 10

THE LARRY AND HELEN HOAG FOUNDATION AWARDS EDUCATIONAL GRANT TO THE ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE

PASADENA NOW (SEPT. 10, 2020)- The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation is excited to announce another major commitment towards educational programming...

Sep 2

ANNOUNCING THE ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE

CITY OF PASADENA (SEPT. 2, 2020)- The Rose Bowl Stadium and the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation announce the exciting launch of the Rose Bowl’s...

Aug 27

ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE TO HOST ‘WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT SYMPOSIUM’

PASADENA NOW (Aug. 27, 2020)- The newly formed Rose Bowl Institute is planning a three-day virtual event to introduce high school and college...

Aug 20

ABC7/KABC-TV LOS ANGELES WILL LIVESTREAM NEWLY ANNOUNCED ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE KICKOFF

BOXSCORE NEWS- ABC7: ABC7/KABC-TV announces it will livestream the inaugural “Race and Sports” dialogue which kicks off the launch of the Rose...

Aug 20

ROSE BOWL LAUNCHES THINK TANK FOCUSED ON SPORTSMANSHIP

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE- The Rose Bowl is expanding its status as a cultural touchstone of Pasadena with a new nonprofit think tank, the Rose...

Aug 20

NEW ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE TO HIGHLIGHT LEADERSHIP, SPORTSMANSHIP, EQUALITY

PASADENA NOW- The Rose Bowl announced Wednesday that it is forming a think tank populated by key figures in the sports world to promote...

Aug 20

ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE KICKS OFF INAUGURAL PROGRAM: RACE & SPORTS DIALOGUE

PASADENA, Calif. (August 11, 2020) – The Rose Bowl Institute announced today that it will air its first program –The Rose Bowl Institute Race and...

Aug 18

CHARLIE FIRESTONE: IN SPORTS, WIN-AT-ALL-COSTS IS A LOSING MENTALITY

STL Today (Aug. 18, 2020)- As professional sports resume operations in America, they could be venues not only for anti-racism and anti-sexism...

Aug 14

ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE USES SPORTS TO FIND ENDURING LESSONS ABOUT RACE

PASADENA STAR NEWS- Fresh out of the gates, the Rose Bowl Institute has found enduring lessons about race by examining the role athletes of color...

Aug 2

PASADENA STUDENTS COMPETE IN UNDERWATER ROBOT MAZE RACE AT ROSE BOWL

PASADENA STAR NEWS- Pasadena Unified School District middle schoolers took to the field at the Rose Bowl on Friday morning — not for football but...

Aug 2

ROSE BOWL WOMEN’S SYMPOSIUM DRAWS THOSE AMONG THE BEST, BRIGHTEST

PASADENA NOW- Tenacity and having a positive outlook despite the odds are the common traits of the successful women who presented at The Rose...

Aug 1

STORY ADAPTED FROM INSPIRING STORIES OF SPORTSMANSHIP

Sara Tucholsky was a starter for the 2008 Western Oregon University softball team but was not having a good season at the plate. She was batting...

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