Originally developed as way to showcase the warm mid-winter weather of Pasadena, California to people from the East Coast, the first Tournament of Roses in 1890 involved a variety of games and a parade of carriages decked with roses. A football game was added to the schedule in 1902 and became a permanent addition in 1916. After an undefeated season and winning the 1928 Southern Conference championship, Georgia Tech was invited to play in the 1929 Rose Bowl. That season, Tech's team featured three All-Americans: Peter Pund, Warner Mizell, and Frank Spear. Tech won its first national championship by defeating the University of California. The game is known for the wrong-way run by California's Roy Riegels.
From the description of Tournament of Roses Parade Visual Materials, 1929. (Georgia Institute of Technology). WorldCat record id: 52121456
