Highlighting World War II's “Atomic Bowl”

On January 1st, 1946, the Isahaya Tigers, led by professional fullback Bill Osmanski, defeated the Nagasaki Bears, led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Angelo Bertelli, in a little-remembered football game known as the “Atomic Bowl.” At the time, all college football bowl games took place on the same day, January 1st, and this game was no different.