Through January 1922, the bowl now known as the Rose Bowl Game was played at Tournament Park, about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast, adjacent to the campus of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Dunn announced that he will retire by the end of June 2022.Ĭonstruction in 1921 note the original horseshoe shape The Chief Executive Officer and General Manager is Darryl Dunn, who has been there since 1999. UCLA and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses also have one member on the company board. The stadium and adjacent Brookside Golf and Country Club are owned by the city of Pasadena and managed by the Rose Bowl Operating Company, a non-profit organization whose board is selected by council members of the city of Pasadena. The Rose Bowl is a noted soccer venue, having hosted the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final, 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, and the 1984 Olympic Soccer Gold Medal Match, as well as numerous CONCACAF and United States Soccer Federation matches. Five Super Bowl games, third most of any venue, have been played in the stadium. Since 1982, it has served as the home stadium of the UCLA Bruins football team. One of the most famous venues in sporting history, the Rose Bowl is best known as a college football venue, specifically as the host of the annual Rose Bowl Game for which it is named. The stadium is 10 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles. At a modern capacity of an all-seated configuration at 92,542, the Rose Bowl is the 16th-largest stadium in the world, the 11th-largest stadium in the United States, and the 10th-largest NCAA stadium. Opened in October 1922, the stadium is recognized as a National Historic Landmark and a California Historic Civil Engineering landmark. The Rose Bowl is an outdoor athletic stadium located in Pasadena, California. Panorama in October 2004, hosting Arizona