Jimmy Kimmel has hosted the Oscars, the Emmys and the White House Correspondent’s Association Dinner. He’s hosted his eponymous late night show for 17 years. How does one top that? answer: Get a college bowl game named after you.
“Never before has a bowl game been named after a human being,” said Kimmel. “On December 18, my dream of being forever enshrined alongside orange, rose, cotton and peach comes true.”
Kimmel’s dream came to fruition after SoFi Stadium and the late night host entered into an unprecedented multi-year partnership to grant Kimmel the official naming rights partner of L.A. Bowl, the inaugural collegiate bowl game to be held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The game will now be known as the Jimmy Kimmel L.A. Bowl and will feature the Mountain West’s No. 1 selection versus the Pac-12’s No.
“Never before has a bowl game been named after a human being,” said Kimmel. “On December 18, my dream of being forever enshrined alongside orange, rose, cotton and peach comes true.”
Kimmel’s dream came to fruition after SoFi Stadium and the late night host entered into an unprecedented multi-year partnership to grant Kimmel the official naming rights partner of L.A. Bowl, the inaugural collegiate bowl game to be held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The game will now be known as the Jimmy Kimmel L.A. Bowl and will feature the Mountain West’s No. 1 selection versus the Pac-12’s No.
- 6/17/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
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