1953 Rose Bowl Ticket Stub Wisconsin Badgers vs USC Trojans Vintage Football

Description: This is an authentic, original 1953 Rose Bowl game ticket stub from the historic 39th annual New Year's Day classic, played on Thursday, January 1, 1953, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. This legendary postseason matchup featured coach Ivy Williamson’s powerhouse Big Ten co-champion No. 11 ranked Wisconsin Badgers making their first-ever Rose Bowl appearance, squaring off against coach Jess Hill’s formidable Pacific Coast Conference champion No. 5 ranked USC Trojans. In a classic defensive struggle, the Trojans secured a hard-fought 7-0 victory, courtesy of a third-quarter touchdown pass from quarterback Rudy Bukich to Jess Thompson. This genuine piece of mid-century college football memorabilia features a beautiful salmon-and-orange ornamental background layout, a detailed multi-color red rose graphic, and original pricing ($5.50 total admission).

Game/Item Specifications

• Event: 39th Annual Rose Bowl Game (1953)

• Matchup: Wisconsin Badgers vs. USC Trojans

• Date: Thursday, January 1, 1953

• Kickoff Time: 2:00 P.M.

• Venue: The Rose Bowl Stadium (Pasadena, CA)

• Seating Details: Tunnel 26, Row 30, Seat 10

• Original Price Breakdown: $5.00 Established Price + $0.50 Federal Tax = $5.50 Total Admission

• Item Type: Genuine Game Ticket Stub / Reserved Admission

Detailed Condition & Flaw Report

This 73-year-old paper ticket stub is explicitly sold as-is. Please read the structural physical details carefully before purchasing:

• Front Surface & Graphics: The front face features an elegant salmon-colored decorative scrollwork background framed by an orange border and a crisp, multi-color illustration of a red rose on a green stem. The printed typography is exceptionally clear and legible, showing stamped seating details for Tunnel 26, Row 30, and Seat 10 in deep red-orange ink. The front surface is incredibly clean, free of modern pen ink signatures, water stains, or pencil notations. There is a faint patch of historical adhesive or old tape discoloration on the lower left edge/corner near the stem, which does not cover any primary text. The printer mark "Jeffries Banknote Company" is fully visible along the right-inner border.

• Reverse Side Condition: The back of the stub features a highly detailed, clean blue line-art map layout of the Rose Bowl stadium seating segments and surrounding Pasadena roads (including Brookside Park, Seco St., and Rose Bowl Drive), alongside the standard legal disclaimer text. The reverse surface is extremely clean, completely free from modern ink marks, heavy scrapbook glue residue, or significant paper skinning.

• Edges & Corners: The left margin features a rough, hand-torn edge where the main admission coupon was separated by the gate attendant at the stadium entrance, displaying expected edge fraying and natural paper fibers along that boundary. The top, bottom, and right edges are remarkably clean and straight. The corners show mild vintage softening but remain well-defined.

• Creases & Bends: The cardstock body sits flat and rigid. It is entirely free from heavy center folds, pocket wrinkling, or deep intersecting creases across the front text fields. A light, shallow vertical handling wrinkle or natural paper waviness is visible along the left margin near the torn edge, but it does not break the central face graphic or compromise the text.

• Photo Reminder: Please examine all high-resolution listing photos closely to verify the exact torn edges, pristine front colors, and clean reverse-side stadium map before placing your order.

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• Archival-Safe Protection: Mid-century paper programs are highly prone to edge nicks, rolling, or folding if improperly packaged. To protect your investment, this 1953 Rose Bowl ticket stub will be safely enclosed in a protective sleeve, placed between heavy cardboard reinforcement panels, and shipped inside a clean, rigid, crush-resistant box to ensure it arrives flat.

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