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Article: FINAL DRIVE BEGINS ROSE BOWL IS IN CRITICAL STAGE FOR ENTICING NFL.(Sports)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- May 1, 2005
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Byline: Billy Witz Staff Writer
It's been more than two years since Rose Bowl officials, amid blue skies, sunny smiles and glimmering artists renderings, launched a bid to bring the NFL back to Pasadena, a move they hoped would secure the future of the historic stadium.
Now, as the NFL moves within a month of possibly selecting a stadium site in Los Angeles, the Rose Bowl finds itself in four-down territory, simply trying to keep its drive alive.
The next two weeks will be critical for the Rose Bowl, beginning Monday when league executives arrive for what is perhaps their final face-to-face meetings with officials at the four Los Angeles-area ...