The University of Kansas Libraries

University Archives offers Orange Bowl Exhibit

KU's University Archives, located in Spencer Research Library, has brought together items from its collections relating to the 1948 and 1969 Orange Bowl games. Included in the small exhibit are a souvenir KU '68 Orange Bowl gym bag, photographs of Kansas Coach Pepper Rogers and Penn State Coach Joe Paterno, Max Falkenstien and Quarterback Bobby Douglass, Coach Rogers and the Orange Bowl Queen's Court and an Orange Bowl student rally in front of Strong Hall.

Additionally, the program from the 1948 Orange Bowl game between KU and Georgia Tech is displayed, as is a photo of Kansas fans as they prepare to "Roll to the Bowl" in a specially adapted 18 wheeler tractor-trailer.

The exhibit is located on the 3rd floor of Spencer Research Library which is open from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.