Former University of Oklahoma football head coach Bob Stoops has been named to the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Class of 2025, the Tournament of Roses announced Tuesday.
Stoops, who led Oklahoma to the 2000 national championship and compiled a program-record 190 wins in his 18 seasons as OU head coach, joins former Wisconsin running back Montee Ball in this year's Rose Bowl Hall of Fame class. Stoops and Ball will be honored in the 137th Rose Parade and on the field during the College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 1, 2026, in Pasadena, Calif. The inductees will also be recognized in a private ceremony held by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses on Dec. 30.
Stoops is one of only 11 people who have participated in the Rose Bowl Game as both a player and head coach. He