Editor’s note: The day before Pearl Harbor, there was a remarkable scene in Tacoma’s Stadium Bowl. Texas A&M — two years after winning the national championship - squared off against what’s now Washington State University in game dubbed the Evergreen Bowl. Most of the players would go on to serve in the military during World War II. In 2004, The News Tribune tracked down the surviving members of those teams. Those men have since passed away. This is the story they shared.
When Rodney Giske woke up late on the morning of Dec.