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The 1956 Rose Bowl game, played on January 2, 1956 was the 42nd Rose Bowl game. The Michigan State Spartans defeated the UCLA Bruins, 17–14. Michigan State halfback Walt Kowalczyk was named the Rose Bowl Player Of The Game.〔(2008 Rose Bowl Program ), 2008 Rose Bowl. Accessed January 26, 2008.〕 The game was played on January 2, because New Year's Day was a Sunday. It featured two of the most racially integrated college football teams of the day with six African American players for the Bruins and seven for the Spartans.〔MICHIGAN STATE VS. UCLA JET'S ROSE BOWL PREVIEW * * *. Jet Magazine, December 1955, Quote:"A record number of Negro football players-13-are eligible for the 42nd annual Rose Bowl game to be played by Michigan State and UCLA on January 2."〕〔Smith, John Matthew - ("Breaking the Plane": Integration and Black Protest in Michigan State University Football during the 1960s ). The Michigan Historical Review Vol. 33, Issue 2.〕 This stood in stark contrast to the 1956 Sugar Bowl, where there was controversy over whether Bobby Grier from Pitt should be allowed to play and whether Georgia Tech should even play at all due to Georgia governor Marvin Griffin's opposition to integration.〔Mulé, Marty - (A Time For Change: Bobby Grier And The 1956 Sugar Bowl ). Black Athlete Sports Network, December 28, 2005〕〔 *Zeise, Paul - (Bobby Grier broke bowl's color line. The Panthers' Bobby Grier was the first African-American to play in Sugar Bowl ) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 07, 2005〕〔Thamel, Pete - (Grier Integrated a Game and Earned the World's Respect ). New York Times, Published: January 1, 2006.〕 Only one month previous, Rosa Parks made her famous protest in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The 1956 Rose Bowl has the highest TV rating of all college bowl games, watched by 41.1% of all people in the US with TV sets.〔Harvey, Randy - (Bucking Tradition: Rose Bowl, Planted in the Past, No Longer the Flower of Football. ) Los Angeles Times, December 29, 1988 Of the 10 highest-rated college bowl games of all time, 9 are Rose Bowls. At the top of the list is the 1956 game between UCLA and Michigan State, which was watched by 41.1% of all people in the United States who had television sets at the time.〕 ==Teams== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1956 Rose Bowl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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