People didn’t just go to the Coliseum in 1964 and get fireworks. First there was a parade. Then the Junior Baseball championship game between teams from Southern California and Washington. Then the daredevil “Thrill-O-Rama” auto show, which looks like a demolition derby. And somewhere in this show, Bob Hope made an appearance too. Continue reading A Fourth Of July To Remember
Here’s a photo from 1964 when the annual Coliseum fireworks show on the Fourth of July lit up the sky in Exposition Park. The fireworks show in full glory from 1957. Continue reading Happy Fourth Of July
Tommy Trojan was unveiled 94 years ago today on June 6, 1930. It was known as the Trojan Shrine back then. Here is sculptor Roger Noble Burnham creating his masterpiece. Here he is in 1956. Here is the famous author William Peter Blatty (“The Exorcist), who worked at the USC News Service, in 1958. Here’s Tommy Trojan at USC Homecoming in 1984. Actor George Arliss won the … Continue reading Big Birthday For The Trojan Shrine
USC has done it again. For the second straight year at the athletes’ graduation ceremony, it has given out the “Willis O’Hunter” Award, which is named after Willis O. Hunter. I thought last year that this was a social media error but it’s even spelled wrong on the official list of awards for athletes. I bet the plaque/trophy handed out to the athletes has his named … Continue reading Deja Vu All Over Again At USC
Nearly 71 years ago to this day, there was a huge disturbance at USC as 2,000 students flooded the Row and caused mayhem. USC officials released a statement that attributed the disturbance to “spring fever.” That was a common explanation in those days when students massed and began to cause disturbances. However, the students who tried to enter the Alpha Chi Omega sorority without permission … Continue reading A Night To Remember
Here’s some great color of video of USC-UCLA games, starting with the Trojans’ 46-44 upset in 1969. Here is a USC-UCLA game from 1972. Here is a 1972 USC practice interview with Bob Boyd, Bill Boyd, Mike Westra, Vic Kelly, Biff Burrell, Danny Anderson and Monroe Nash. Continue reading The Friday USC Notes Column Supplement
InsideUSC with Scott Wolf 