January 1, 1986, I am 5.5 years old and Iowa is playing UCLA in the Rose Bowl. I’m not gonna lie, I have no memory of this game whatsoever. Sure, the names of the Iowa players are familiar (Chuck Long, Ronny Harmon, Quinn Early, etc...). I admit that only one name on the UCLA roster stands out (and I’m honeslty surprised this hasn’t been mentioned) by anyone - that I’ve heard - in the runup to this game, Flipper Anderson. It’s kind of cool, and interesting, that two back to back games (granted they’re ~39 years apart) feature a father and son on different side of the ball.
By The Numbers: Iowa vs. UCLA
