
USC coach John Robinson congratulates Anthony Gibson after he scored one of his three touchdowns in a 41-21 victory over Stanford in 1982. Quarterback Sean Salisbury is No. 7.

USC coach John Robinson congratulates Anthony Gibson after he scored one of his three touchdowns in a 41-21 victory over Stanford in 1982. Quarterback Sean Salisbury is No. 7.
Nice picture…that was my first weekender…the Trojans beat Stanford whose quarterback was John Elway……the Trojan defense was tough….
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By the time we rolled back into campus in the motor home I realized my Astronomy Midterm was that day so they dropped me on campus and I ran to Seely G Mudd to take the test but the door was chained and padlocked because they didn’t allow sloppy latecomers like I was…I waited in the stairwell for Dr. Forester and he came out after the exam and I begged for mercy….he said, Mr McGhghy where were you? I began to squeal in panic and he said STOP! Just take the final exam and that will count for your entire grade lol….he was a great professor! I believe I scored a C….
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I had just had Tommy John surgery on my left elbow 2 months earlier performed by Dr. Frank Jobe and it was a very difficult disappointing time for me personally because I had an inkling that my baseball career was over before it got started…USC football was the only thing that made me happy so I will always love it….USC made good on my scholarship until I graduated even though I was damaged goods….fight on!
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Great story, Stephen —-but did you ever get KICKED OUT of a class at USC (as opposed to locked out)? I had that honor. I was told I could come back when I stopped laughing at the instructor’s poetry. Dean Fertig saw me in the hall, asked why I wasn’t in class and I told him I got booted for laughing at the professor. He said, “Wow —I don’t remember this ever happening before.”
#FirstTimeForEverything
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It was huge for me because I turned down Claremont McKenna and Navy as I had an appointment to Annapolis to play basketball and baseball….
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Michael, sometimes people forget amid the crisis the wholesome goodness that USC shows to many past, present and future….the neighborhood academic initiative is one well done….
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True, Stephen —- very cool program!
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