An Indiana football fan gets his chance at the Rose Bowl after 58 years of waiting

Описание: (29 Dec 2025)
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Greenfield, IN – 15 December 2025
1. Mid of Bill Murphy, an Indiana football fan, walking in the hallway while holding a football
2. Close up of Indiana University Rose Bowl 1968 memorabilia
3. SOUNDBITE (English), Bill Murphy, Indiana Football Fan:
"It’s actually a dream come true. I’ve had the wonderful opportunity of seeing IU win NCAA championships in basketball and soccer, but to see IU play in the Rose Bowl is really a dream come true. I’m still pinching myself."
4. Close up of a football glove used in games
5. Mid of a Murphy arranging memorabilia in a room filled with sports collectibles
6. SOUNDBITE (English), Bill Murphy, Indiana Football Fan:
"So we have our flight, we have our hotel, we have our tickets ."
7. Close up of family photos hung in Murphy’s room filled with sport collectibles
8. SOUNDBITE (English), Bill Murphy, Indiana Football Fan:
“And I’m very excited. I’m going to take my son, my daughter, and my two oldest grandsons, that are 8 and 7.”
9. Mid of football memorabilia on a shelf as Murphy is arranging them
10. Mid of Murphy taking a medal
11. SOUNDBITE (English), Bill Murphy, Indiana Football Fan:
“I told my wife and I told my son and my daughter and I said, look, if we ever go the Rose Bowl and I have already passed away, I want you to take my ashes, by a seat, by a program, put the program on the seat, put my ashes on the seat and I’ll be there at the Rose Bowl.”
12. Wide of Murphy showing a ball that was used in the Rose Bowl 1968
13. Close up of basketballs highlighting sports memorabilia
14. Close up of Murphy’s hand touching a 1968 Rose Bowl football
15. SOUNDBITE (English), Bill Murphy, Indiana Football Fan:
“When we went to the Rose Bowl in 1968, I had just turned 15, and my parents did not see the wisdom in sending a 15-year-old out to California by himself. I can’t imagine it now, but that was their thinking, so I had to stay home and watch the game on TV.”
16. Mid of Murphy looking through a photo album
17. Mid of a person flipping through vintage sport events programs in a photo album
18. SOUNDBITE (English), Bill Murphy, Indiana Football Fan:
“To be a fan of Indiana football for as many years as I have, it has not always been easy because of the lack of success for many years. In fact, I was looking the other day at how many of those 66 years were winning seasons versus losing seasons, and there have been 55 years where we did not have a winning record.”
19. Wide of Murphy retrieving mail from a mailbox outside of his house
20. Wide of a person walking towards a house,
21. SOUNDBITE (English), Bill Murphy, Indiana Football Fan:
“I tried to explain to my wife and to my son and daughter that, for me, IU was more than just a good football team or a good basketball team, or a bad football team or a bad basketball team. It was a livelihood for me. It was a part of my life. I can never remember being without IU football and basketball.”
22. Mid of a collection of vintage football helmets displayed beneath framed portraits
STORYLINE:
Bill Murphy has been an Indiana University football season ticket holder for 66 years. Even though 55 of them have been losing seasons in a historic stretch of losing and bowl-less holidays, he has rarely missed a game.


Now 77, Murphy wasn't sure this day would come again. So a backup plan was established in case of an emergency.





“People get excited because people like winners,” Murphy said. “(There are) not a tremendous amount of people like me that will go support their team win or lose, and I’ve seen a lot of losing football over the years.”



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