Happy New Year from all of us at Conversations with Sports Fans and The Sports Fan Project. We hope you enjoy listening to this archived episode featuring Brian Brantley, the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s VP for Advancement.
I was first introduced to the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation‘s Vice-President for Advancement, Brian Brantley, by a mutual acquaintance. We were able to connect late in 2024 for an episode that originally published shortly before the 2025 Rose Bowl Game featuring The Ohio State Buckeyes and Oregon Ducks.
As my regular Conversations with Sports Fans publication day is Thursday and this Thursday happens to fall on January 1st and my home state’s Indiana Hoosiers are appearing in the Rose Bowl for the first time since my birth year … well, I figured I should 1.) Give myself the day off to enjoy this once-in-a-lifetime moment, and 2.) Pull out Brian’s 2024 Conversation from the archives to allow listeners who’ve only recently discovered the show to benefit from his knowledge about both the game and the Rose Bowl Stadium itself.
Along the way, I’m sure you’ll enjoy learning about Brian’s journey from sports fan to working in the industry (from coast-to-coast and places in between) as well as many of the factoids he offers about the venue affectionately known as “America’s Stadium.”
Happy New Year and … GO HOOSIERS!!!