Fritz Miller, Angie Miller, Jeff Throop, Angel Throop at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Pasadena Fire Chief Chad Augustin, Sarah Augustin, Darryl Dunn, Claudette Dunn, Rene Chila, Gail Kohl at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Ed Rey, Donna Rey, Joe Pachorek, Julie Pachorek, Fritz Miller, Angie Miller at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
James Washington and Chantae Rogers at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Julie Uhrman and Lisa Finnagan at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Melanie Holden and Chris Holden at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Tim Wainscott and Amy Wainscott at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Michele Latimer and Whitney Latimer at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
J.C. Watts and Frankie Watts at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Sean Farnham and son at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Tim Green, Stephanie Green, Jody Gonzalez, Dan Gonzalez at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Karen Cox and Lincoln Kennedy at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Teresa Lamb Simpson and Adam Schiff at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Lee Segal and Mickey Segal at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Jessica Hall at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Candice Young and Vince Young at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Wayne Cook and Sue Cook at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Candace Garvey and Steve Garvey at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Keyshawn Johnson at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Drew Drysdale and Ann Meyers-Drysdale at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Will Poole and Melanie Scel at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Stan Varrett and Stefan Varrett at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Jules Bagneris, Monet Bagneris, Michelle Bagneris, Jules Bagneris Sr., at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Dr. Jenn Wetter at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Melissa Williams and Darren Williams at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Tyra Henderson and Rafael Henderson at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Joseph Hurley, Claire Eusey, Matt Mauser, Penny Rose Mauser, Vonzell Solomon at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Lawrence Henderson and Mary Henderson at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Mara Koffman, Dan Koffman, Michael Hurley, Kim Matsunaga, Juliana Serrano, Steve Madison at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Kasia Kaye and Rob Riggle at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Johnny McNown, Cade McNown, Christina McNown at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Warren Moon and Sean Thomas at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Josiah Johnson and Erin Johnson at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Steve Haderlein and Jane Haderlein at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Orlando Pace and Carla Pace at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Bill Walton and Michael Roth at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Doug Gottlieb at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Holly Rowe and Kelly Gill at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Rose Bowl CEO Jens Weiden at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
An unidentified guest poses with Pasadena Interim Police Chief Jason Clawson at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Planes at the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation’s “Party of the Century” Aug. 13, 2022. [Paul Takizawa/Pasadena Now]
Less than 24 hours after the conclusion of Saturday evening’s “Party of the Century” celebrating the Rose Bowl’s 100th birthday, event Co-Chair Angela Miller was still bubbling with enthusiasm and giddy over the sold-out and twice-rescheduled event, which she reported had raised $2.5 million by evening’s end to maintain and modernize the iconic and historic stadium.
“It really exceeded all our expectations,” Miller said Sunday afternoon. “We were all blown away and overwhelmed by it. It just all went so smoothly.”
“Everyone involved was so engaged with passion, and I want to thank everyone involved,” she said of the event, nearly three years in its planning.
The funds raised on Saturday are in addition to approximately $40 million raised by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation since its creation in 2010.
Longtime major donor Mickey Segal also led a separate fundraising effort on Saturday that collected nearly a half million dollars for the design and construction of a new Rose Bowl marquee.
Segal noted that he had played on the Rose Bowl field four times in high school.
“We never lost,” he said, smiling.
Segal has served as the President of the Legacy Foundation’s Board of Directors since 2014, and is currently a managing partner at Nigro, Karlin, Segal Feldstein and Bolno. He has made a number of major donations to the Rose Bowl over the years, as well as to his own alma mater, Cal Poly Pomona.
Along with the silent auction was a very lively one led by famed auctioneer Sean Endicott, where guests bid on a small treasure chest of items including a VIP pass to every Rose Bowl event in 2023, a ticket package to the Dodgers, Rams, Lakers, Clippers and Kings, as well as a Key West vacation and an exclusive Mediterranean cruise.
2006 Rose Bowl hero Vince Young lobbed autographed footballs to a handful of happy bidders, including LA County Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger and State Senator Anthony Portantino.
The evening also saw the introduction of a new award series, the Rosi Awards, naming hometown hero Jackie Robinson the “Sportsperson of the Century” and selecting acclaimed Olympic gymnast Simone Biles as “Sportsperson of the Year.”
Following dessert and dancing and a dazzling display of fireworks, happy and weary guests traipsed off the historic field and out of the stadium only to find more food trucks in the parking lot, happily doling out late night snacks. It was that kind of an evening.
