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Joe Tiller 2000 season Rose Bowl ring among items available in NFF auction

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There is no more iconic coach in Purdue annals than Joe Tiller, the beloved leader of the last Boilermaker team to win the Big Ten and play in the Rose Bowl.

Now, you can acquire a Tiller heirloom: His Rose Bowl ring from that 2000 Purdue squad led by Drew Brees.

Tiller’s Rose Bowl ring is one of several items donated by Arnette Tiller, the wife of the late Boiler coach. Also available: The Rose Bowl watches of Joe and Arnette.

Arnette Tiller donated about 30 items to the Joe Tiller Chapter of the National Football Foundation to auction for the purpose of raising funds for the Tiller Scholarship Endowment that is housed at the Community Foundation of Lafayette. The endowment, which has a goal of raising $500,000, will fund the Tiller Chapter’s scholarship program.

Tiller’s Rose Bowl ring was put on e-Bay on Nov. 20 with the auction ending at midnight on Dec. 10. All the other items listed below will be up for auction on a Facebook group of Purdue fans who have purchased items in the past.

If you need information about how to join that group, please contact Tiller Chapter board member Young Lee at [email protected] for your chance to own part of Purdue history. Lee has coordinated past sales and auctions for the chapter, raising more than $25,000 for the endowment and scholarship funds.

Tiller’s Rose Bowl Ring contains gold and diamonds. It is a 39.5 gram, 10 karat piece of history decorated with intricate, colorful enamel and sprinkled with a mixture of both imitation and natural diamonds. For an added touch, the ring has “Joe Tiller” engraved on the inside.  This evaluation was confirmed by gemologist Kristopher Kessler of Stall and Kessler’s Diamond Center on the Courthouse Square in Lafayette.  

Rose Bowl items available for auction donated by Arnette Tiller

  • Joe’s Rose Bowl Ring
  • Joe’s Rose Bowl Watch
  • Arnette’s Rose Bowl Watch
  • Joe’s Rose Bowl Tie
  • Arnette’s Rose Bowl Pendant
  • Arnette’s Rose Bowl Broach
  • “P” pin with rose
  • Pins (3)
  • Joe’s luggage tags (3)
  • Arnette’s luggage tags (6)
  • Joe’s name tag
  • Arnette’s name tag
  • Framed panoramic photo
  • Team photo plaque
  • Game program autographed by Drew Brees
  • 2000 season poster autographed by Tiller, Drew Brees, Akin Ayodele, Jason Loerzel and Tim Stratton
  • Purdue Alumnus
  • Black hat
  • White hat
  • Sweatshirt
  • Football-shaped sign
  • Blanket
  • Handmade cover for headset microphone with “P” and rose (booster gift)

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