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Jun 15, 2023
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It may be surprising to feature Cal Tech two days in a row, but they deserve the recognition for exploring player equipment possibilities unlike anyone else. The eyeglass shields discussed in yesterday's story offered a vision of football's future, even if no one else paid attention.

Cal Tech, originally called Throop Polytechnic Institute, played intercollegiate football from 1893 to 1968. They were never a football power, yet for most of their playing days, their home field was the Rose Bowl or its predecessor Tournament Park. Their long-time coach, Fox Stanton, led the Engineers (aka Beavers) from 1921 to 1941 after previously coaching Pomona, Occidental, and the 1917 Camp Lewis team that played in the 1918 Rose Bowl.

A Cal Tech home game before a less-than-capacity crowd. (1934 Cal Tech Big T)

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