Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
Go Beavs!
“Jack Yoshihara might not make it to the big game, but it won’t be because he isn’t allowed to be there, as was the case in 1942.
Jack Yoshihara, a Japanese American and a sophomore reserve on Oregon State’s football team, was practicing in mid-December 1941, just as he had throughout the season.
There was anticipation, with the Beavers preparing to play second-ranked Duke in their first trip to the Rose Bowl game. There was also fear, with the country still reeling from the attack on Pearl Harbor only a week or so earlier.”
To read more, check out the LA Times article from this morning…