Four-star talback Taylor Tatum of Longview, Texas, will make his college commitment today. It’s an Oklahoma-USC battle for Tatum, who 247 lists as the No. 1 back in the nation. This is immediately one of my new all-time favorite USC-UCLA photos. I don’t know how this dog got on the court or what the backstory is but the instant canine legend is there, right on … Continue reading If It’s Friday, It’s Time For A USC Notes Column

It’s our latest installment of “banquets, luncheons and beauty contests.” Here is USC star wide receiver Hal Bedsole, on Oct. 11, 1961, at the (San Fernando) Valley Trojan Club meeting, where he told the crowd the Trojans were ready to face No. 8-ranked Notre Dame that Saturday. Listening to Bedsole, from left to right, USC halfback Jim Maples along with Van Nuys High School backs … Continue reading USC Picture Of The Night

It’s an important tradition that USC still hosts the Los Angeles City baseball semifinals at Dedeaux Field. Even back in 1964, the City Section championship between Birmingham and Grant High Schools was held at Bovard Field. The landmark Methodist Episcopal University Church, later known as United University Church is in the background. The 82-year-old building is now being renovated as the new home for the … Continue reading This Is An Enduring USC Tradition

The main photo from Friday’s column is from the 1970 USC-UCLA game. No. 83 is All-American Willie Hall. The No. 83 had quite a legacy in the 60’s-70’s as Jimmy Gunn, Hall and Richard Wood wore it. All became All-Americans. No. 19 for UCLA is quarterback Dennis Dummit, who passed for a school-record 2,393 yards that season. In 1954, USC played Oregon State in a … Continue reading The Friday USC Column Supplement

The Coliseum fireworks show in 1952 (above) was an enduring event. Here’s a publicity photo from 1955 that featured Miss Firecracker (Camille Williams) and an American Legion Special Events director. Here is a cheesier publiticy photo taken outside the Coliseum in 1955. If you look closely, you can see the truck driver has lipstick on his forehead. The event was big enough in 1959 to … Continue reading A Fourth Of July Gallery

The Coliseum used to do a fireworks show on the Fourth of July and here’s a picture from 1964, where Mudd Hall and the campus were lit up in a beautiful color photo. Below, a photo from the 1957 fireworks show. Continue reading Happy Fourth Of July!