The Tournament of Roses announced today that former Oregon and Penn State coach Hugo Bezdek, recently retired Rose Bowl Stadium CEO Darryl Dunn, 1977 Rose Bowl Game MVP Vince Evans and 1987 All-American Lorenzo White will be inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame as the Class of 2022.
 
This year's Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be a private event held in Pasadena the week of the game. The inductees will also be honored in the Rose Parade presented by Honda and on the field during the 109^th Rose Bowl Game on January 2, 2023.
 
This year's game will be a traditional Rose Bowl Game, with a team from the Big Ten meeting a team from the Pac-12, but will not be played on New Year's Day due to the Tournament of Roses' "Never on a Sunday" rule. The game will be the 17^th Rose Bowl Game played on Monday, January 2.
 
The Rose Bowl Hall of Fame was established in 1989 to pay tribute to members of the Rose Bowl Game who have contributed to the history and excitement of the game, and those who embody the highest level of passion, strength, tradition, and honor associated with The Granddaddy of Them All®.
 
Hugo Bezdek is the only coach to bring three different teams to the Rose Bowl Game. Bezdek led the Oregon Webfoots to a 14-0 victory over Pennsylvania in the 1917 game, marking the first win for a West Coast team in The Granddaddy of Them All. He was then selected to coach the Mare Island Marines in the 1918 Rose Bowl Game, which featured two military teams due to World War I. Finally, Bezdek brought Penn State to Pasadena for the 1923 Rose Bowl Game for the first Rose Bowl Game to take place at the Rose Bowl Stadium. Bezdek is also the only person to be a head coach in the NFL and serve as the manager of a Major League Baseball team. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. Bezdek died in 1952 at the age of 68.
 
Darryl Dunn spent 27 years working at the Rose Bowl Stadium, including the last 23 as the stadium's CEO. Under Dunn's leadership, America's Stadium hosted countless concerts, international soccer matches, UCLA home football games, the Rose Bowl Game, College Football Championships and CFP Semifinals. Dunn oversaw several stadium renovations, including the locker rooms and the Terry Donahue Pavilion. He helped establish the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation, which has raised millions of dollars to fund additional stadium upgrades. After leading the Rose Bowl Stadium through the pandemic, Dunn retired in July of 2022.
 
Vince Evans was a two-year starter at quarterback for USC and led the Trojans to the Pac-8 title in 1976, which earned a spot in the 1977 Rose Bowl Game against Michigan. USC won the game, 14-6, as Evans completed 14-of-20 passes in the game and scored the game-winning touchdown on a fourth-and-goal rush from the one-yard line. For his efforts, he was named MVP of the game. The Trojans would finish the season with an 11-1 record and ranked No. 2 in the final polls. Evans was selected by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL Draft. He would go on to 16-year professional career that spanned three decades in the NFL and USFL. Since retiring from football, Evans has led a successful career in real estate in Southern California.
 
Lorenzo White was a two-time first-team All-American and two-time Big Ten MVP at Michigan State and led the Spartans to a 20-17 victory in the 1988 Rose Bowl Game. White ran for 113 yards and two scores in the win. His first touchdown came in the first quarter and gave Michigan State a 7-3 lead, then he added another score in the second quarter to push the lead to 14-3. His 35 carries in the game ranks as the third most in Rose Bowl Game history. White went on to be drafted in the first round of the 1988 NFL Draft and played eight years in the NFL. He ran for more than 1,200 yards in 1992 and was selected to the Pro Bowl. White was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2019.
 
With the addition of this year's class, the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame includes 140 inductees over its 33-year history. Inductees are honored with a permanent plaque that includes their name and year of induction at The Court of Champions at the Rose Bowl Stadium, they are featured during the Rose Parade® presented by Honda® and are recognized on the field during the Rose Bowl Game.