Atom Bowl

The Atom Bowl or Atomic Bowl was an American football game played in Nagasaki, Japan on January 1, 1946 between units of the United States Marine Corps. The Nagasaki Bears, led by professional star "Bullet" Bill Osmanski of the Chicago Bears, defeated the Isahaya Tigers, captained by 1943 Heisman Trophy winner Angelo Bertelli, 14-13 in the first and only contest.^[1]^[2]

References

Collegiate American Football in Japan

East Japan - 東日本	Kanto Hokkaido Tohoku

West Japan - 西日本	Chushikoku Hokuriku Kansai Kyūshū Tokai

Bowl games	Azuma American Atom Christmas Heiwadai Ivy Japan Japan X Koshien Legacy Mirage Pearl Pine Rice Tokyo

People	Masafumi Kawaguchi Joe Roth Paul Rusch David Stant

Seasons	2015 2016

Major Venues	National Olympic Stadium Sapporo Dome Tomahawks Field Tokyo Dome Yokohama Stadium Yurtec Stadium Sendai

See also	American football in Japan Eyeshield 21 IFAF Asia JAFA Japan national American football team List of Japanese collegiate American football programs Paul Rusch Cup X-League

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