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Orange Bowl trip recalled by KU players and fans
Former Kansas athletes and supporters recall the 1948 Orange Bowl experience. Cornwell, raised in Emporia, describes Florida and the parade with wonder, having yearned for simple trips past Wichita and Kansas City. She and her late husband Bill were longtime season ticket holders. after his death she follows KU games via television and donated old Orange Bowl clippings to the KU Alumni Association. Otto Schnellbacher, now in Topeka, recalled a near game winning TD that was ruled out of bounds as Georgia Tech won.
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