That's the late and legendary ABC Sports announcer Keith Jackson, who coined that term for the Rose Bowl Game and it stuck. If a bronze Keith Jackson was going to be standing outside the Rose Bowl, he was going to look like Keith Jackson, right down to the penny loafers. And what about UCLA trying to break its Rose Bowl lease? After games at the Rose Bowl, the family would meet at Clancy's Crab Broiler in Glendale, where Keith regularly ordered the fish soup. Melanie said the family would sometimes get seats for the Rose Bowl, but it was never a fancy VIP experience.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 02, 2026 17:01 UTC