Mike Giddings, the defensive coordinator for the 1962 USC national championship team, died July 27th due to complications from a stroke. He was 89.
Giddings was an assistant coach under John McKay from 1961-65. He left USC to become head coach at Utah (1966-67). He was also head coach at Monrovia High School (1957-59), Glendale College (1960) and Newport Harbor High School (1982-85).
He was also one of the last surviving assistant coaches of the McKay era. Giddings was an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers from 1968-73.
Giddings played football, baseball and basketball at South Pasadena High School and then played football at Cal.
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 
That was quite the staff McKay had back in 1962
but everybody in the same polo shirt, pants and white socks?
— Come on
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The Mormons are still doing it.
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Mike achieved the pinnacle of success during those times at SC. RIP.
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Nice post!
#Thanks
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Scooter,
That was during the time that the I formation started for McKay. From that formation came 4 national championships, two heismans, tons of all americans, league titles. What a great coaching staff.
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All together again.
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Whoops. Just checked…
#NotQuiteALL….
#GodBlessThoseWhoAreGone….
#LongLifeToThoseStillW/Us
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The most intelligent looking one of the group photo was Mcay – the rest, all of them, look like ‘turnkeys’ working at Pelican Bay.
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