The ‘best-kept secret in Pasadena’, the identity of the 2013 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Grand Marshal, will be revealed on Wed., April 25. The Grand Marshal will preside over the 124th Rose Parade presented by Honda, themed “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” and the 99th Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO on January 1, 2013.
Former Grand Marshals of the Tournament of Roses include J.R. Martinez, Paula Deen, Cloris Leachman, George Lucas, Emeril Lagasse, Sandra Day O’Connor, Mickey Mouse, Bill Cosby, ‘Mister Rogers,’ Captain Chesley Sullenberger, Art Linkletter, Regis Philbin, Tom Brokaw, Carol Burnett, Jimmy Stewart, Walt Disney, Bob Hope, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gregory Peck, Hank Aaron, Shirley Temple, Angela Lansbury, Erma Bombeck and Kermit the Frog.