Pigskin Dispatch’s Darin Hayes and I discuss Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger’s role in the 1949 Rose Bowl when he served as head linesman for the clash between Northwestern and Cal. He made a tough call in the days when instant replay was still a twinkle in many referees’ eyes.
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