He took a seat at Rose Bowl — 39,250 times

Calif. man sets 48-hour world record but vows to sit in all chairs at stadium

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July 8: Getting a seat in the Rose Bowl could be a difficult task, but one man in Pasadena is taking all 92,542 of them. KNBC-TV's Cary Berglund reports.

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updated 3:58 a.m. ET July 10, 2008

PASADENA, Calif. - Jim Purol took a seat at the Rose Bowl, and then another, and then another, until he broke a world record.

The Anaheim man set a Guinness World Record on Wednesday for "Most Seats Sat in 48 Hours" by sitting in 39,250 seats.

He began the task Monday morning, and he's still going, hoping to rest his tush in each of the stadium's 92,542 seats by sometime this week.

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The 56-year-old, who already holds several other world records, says he has dreamed of tackling the Rose Bowl seats for 20 years — ever since he sat in all 107,501 chairs at the University of Michigan's football stadium.

The feat has taken a toll on his body and his cleanliness, as soot on the seats rubbed off on his clothes. He says he loves the Rose Bowl but calls the place "filthy."