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Discover the little-known story of the 1918 Rose Bowl, where six Montana football players joined two wartime teams of military trainees for a historic game overshadowed by World War I. Unearth rare archives and faded clippings that reveal how one New Year’s Day became a fleeting moment of normalcy before history swept them away.

This video is part of the Montana SportsLore project, dedicated to preserving and re-telling overlooked chapters of Montana sports history through cinematic storytelling.

Production note:
This video was created with the assistance of AI tools, including ChatGPT, for research support, scripting, and production enhancement.

The host, “Rocco”, is an AI-generated character inspired by the timeless voice of early sportswriters.

All historical interpretation is guided by available archival sources and human editorial oversight.

Resources for Images and Content:

Books:
Fields of Friendly Strife: The Doughboys and Sailors of WWI Rose Bowls,
Timothy P. Brown; 2017

Newspapers:
Pasadena Star News
Los Angeles Evening Express
The Tacoma Daily Ledger
The Oregon Daily Journal
The Los Angeles Times
South Pasadena Courier
The Anaconda Standard
Press Telegram
Oakland Enquirer
Vallejo Evening News
South Pasadena Courier
The Montana Standard
The Daily Missoulian
The Oregonian

Yearbooks:
1909 Sentinel Yearbook (Montana)
1917 Sentinel Yearbook (Montana)
1917 Montanan Yearbook (Montana State)
1916 Butte High School Yearbook

Website Articles:
https://www.footballarchaeology.com/p...
https://www.footballarchaeology.com/p...
https://tournamentofroses.com/cfb150-...
https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/...
https://www.mtmemory.org/nodes/view/1...