Fish and I were roommates in a Frat. Thanks to Art Schlichter beating Michigan and Iowa beating Mich State. We were at Kinnick someone had a Tv so we knew we were going to Rose Bowl.
Insanity followed. I was dragged out of Kinnick and thrown in jail for public intox. I remember Fish later came stumbling in about 2am in the Frat. He was almost blue. He was sleeping in car, drunk, and it was about 20 and brutal cold.
When Iowa won the rights to play in Rose Bowl, we bought tickets on a Charter Bus Trip.
Trip was $220 each and included a stop in Vegas, hotel in Santa Monica, New Eve Party, Rose Bowl Parade, etc.. Little did we know the impact of that trip. There were four buses leaving Iowa City, a few days after Xmas. .
I remember before we got on the bus in Iowa City, he got showed me the bankroll he was going to bet on them. I think it was at least a dime. I had no idea what a spread was.
We stayed at the Frontier, included were tickets to Sigfried and Roy, which we almost didn't go to.
We stayed across street from the Desert Inn. That was so cool, since "Vegas" with Dan Tanna etc was filmed there. I remember going up the three story glass elevator and being in awe. We were real square hicks from Iowa.
Before we left to board the bus for L.A. Fish had to sprint down to the Stardust to get down on the game. I lost a fortune for me as a broke student $100 and Fish lost ? big time. Of course it was the squarest of bet's. A Big Ten team favored at the Rose Bowl.
Final Washington 28-0. Jacques Robinson had a career day and went on to father Nate.
The worst part was having to get on the bus leaving the Rose Bowl to return to Iowa City. 48 hours on the bus, thru snow storms. Fish bought a warm case of Bud and drank the whole thing on the trip back.
When we got back, all we could see was the antenna of Fish's "Rockfords Files" Camaro.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Rose_Bowl
The 1982 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game, played on January 1, 1982. It was the 68th Rose Bowl Game. The Washington Huskies defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes by a score of 28-0. Washington Freshman Jacque Robinson gained 142 yards on 20 carries and set up or scored three of the Huskies' four touchdowns and was named player of the game. Washington quarterback Steve Pelluer was 15 for 29 passing, end Paul Skansi had four big catches and Mark Jerue made 13 tackles as linebacker.
Fishhead in front of Flamingo.
Stayed across from the Desert Inn at the Frontier.
View down strip from Frontier towards Ceasars
