Look, Lynn Swann actually signed autographs (and photos) in 1973. But this was before he went to the Steelers and won four Super Bowls and became much too important for everyone. Continue reading USC Picture Of The Night

It was 68 years ago today that the New York Yankees played USC before a standing-room only crowd of around 3,000 at Bovard Field. The game is remembered because Mickey Mantle supposedly hit a 650-foot home run that landed in the middle of the football practice — during a spring practice — that was beyond the baseball outfield. There was never any verification of the … Continue reading On This Day In USC History

Hey, look, we might think Lynn Swann is the worst athletic director in USC history but do we have proof? When I said yesterday that USC is on the verge of losing records in football, basketball and baseball, a reader told me it had never happened before. So let’s check: The first year USC started playing football, basketball and baseball in the same season was … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Just How Bad Is Lynn Swann? We Have An Answer

With the Oscars tonight, it’s always good to remember Cotton Warburton. Warburton (above with the ball) is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame, was an All-American in 1933 at USC, led the Trojans in rushing in 1932-33 and played on the undefeated 1932 national championship team. If that was not enough, he won an Oscar for best editing in 1965 as the … Continue reading The Trojan Who Won An Oscar

In honor of Presidents’ Day, here are pictures of Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy visiting USC before the 1960 election. Continue reading USC Pictures Of The Night