Today's Tidbit... Moving The 1942 East-West Shrine Game

Most everyone that follows football history is aware that the 1942 Rose Bowl moved to Durham, North Carolina, due to concern the Japanese might follow the attack on Pearl Harbor attack with one on Pasadena when 92,000 Americans planned to gather for a football game. Less recognized are the parallel transfers of the East-West Shrine Bowl from San Francisco's Kezar Stadium to Tulane Stadium in New Orleans and the shift of the Pro Bowl from the Los Angeles Coliseum to New York’s Polo Grounds.

The fi...