Alabama coach Bear Bryant and USC coach John McKay were not only legendary coaches but good friends. McKay certainly got along with Bryant much better than Stanford coach John Ralston. So here is a story told me by a former USC administrator: One day, Bryant showed up at USC and came to McKay’s office. Bryant had been in Las Vegas and took a private plane … Continue reading A Bear Bryant-John McKay Story
The Trojan Bowl was a bowling alley on Vermont Ave. between 28th and 29th Streets in the 1960’s. The building became a restaurant/club and was where former USC track athlete Bryshon Nellum was shot in the legs as he was getting into a car in 2008. Continue reading USC Ad Of The Day
USC had five first-round picks in the 1968 NFL Draft: Offensive tackle Ron Yary was the No. 1 pick; offensive tackle Mike Taylor was No. 10; defensive end Tim Rossovich (No. 88 in above photo) was No. 14; running back Mike Hull was No. 16 and wide receiver Earl McCullough was No. 24. The following year, O.J. Simpson was the No. 1 pick and tight … Continue reading An NFL Draft To Remember
(AP Photo/David Smith) With the NFL Draft approaching, here is a picture featuring the No. 1 picks of the 1968 and 1969 drafts. On Dec. 13, 1967, USC sent some players to 20th Century Fox studios in Hollywood, where they visited the set of the movie, “Star!” From left are USC players Ron Yary, Tim Rossovich, O.J. Simpson and Adrian Young. Julie Andrews is holding … Continue reading USC Picture Of The Day
Julie’s restaurant is the most famous watering hole that was in the USC area. John McKay had his own booth. I recently asked former USC assistant coach Dave Levy, who is in the USC Hall of Fame, how often McKay went to Julie’s? “Every night,” Levy said. Continue reading USC Ad Of The Day
This football player resides at Bridge Hall at USC, where the School of Accounting is located. The building was designed in 1928. You might remember a few years ago I also noted the bear below holding a football at Bridge Hall. Continue reading USC Picture Of The Day
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