Made by Dodge, Inc. of hollow gilt metal with underlying copper tones. A football emblazoned ROSE BOWL GAME sits upon an integral base topping a column engraved PLAYED AT / DURHAM N.C. / NEW YEARS DAY 1942 / E. CAMERON / COACH.

The 1942 Rose Bowl game pitting Duke University against Oregon State was originally scheduled to take place as usual in Pasadena, California. History, though, had other plans. During the immediate aftermath of Japan's December 7, 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, the West Coast was considered vulnerable to enemy air raids and perhaps even invasion. It looked as if there would be no Rose Bowl game in 1942. Duke University, in a calculated move to ensure public safety while boosting American morale, offered to host the game rather than see it canceled. The invitation was accepted by Oregon State and the Rose Bowl was sensibly moved to the relative safety of Durham, North Carolina. As it happens, 1942 remains the only year since the Rose Bowl's 1923 inception that the game has been played away from Pasadena.

Though on home turf and coached by the immortal Wallace Wade, the undefeated Duke Blue Devils lost 20-16 to the visiting Beavers of Oregon State. Coach Wade went off to war shortly thereafter, leaving the position of head coach to his able assistant and backfield coach Eddie Cameron. Contrary to the modern practice of specialization, Cameron had, since 1928, been an assistant football coach while simultaneously serving as Duke's head basketball coach. Duke Indoor Stadium would be re-named after Eddie Cameron upon his retirement from athletic administration in 1972.

18.5 x 12 x 7.75 in.

Found in a Durham, NC estate in 2014

An identical 1942 Rose Bowl trophy was presented to Eddie Cameron's fellow Duke assistant coach Ellis Hagler. It now resides in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in Raleigh. To our knowledge no such trophies have ever been brought to market before the present example. This unique offering represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for anyone serious about preserving an artifact with numerous historical associations. Where else could World War II, the Rose Bowl, Duke University and the great Eddie Cameron possibly intersect?

Several pushes dent the football, which also has gilt loss to its crown; stains to the ball's underside extend downward into the top of the column; overall pinpoint spotting to the column and its stepped base. The trophy is technically in fair condition, but it still retains tremendous eye appeal and would dominate any display of significant Duke sporting memorabilia.

$5,000 - 10,000