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!

I’m going to start off the day by expanding on something I brought up on Friday: What is a Trojan? I’m centering on direct ties since there are a lot of fans who developed an affinity for USC and consider themselves Trojans. A Trojan would be someone who attended USC or developed an emotional bond with the university through their work with USC. Some examples: … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: What Is A Trojan?

Tommy Trojan turned 93 today. It was originally known as the Trojan Shrine and the sculpture created by Roger Noble Burnham. Let’s look at Tommy through the years. Continue reading Happy Birthday Tommy Trojan!

If we need another example of how Mike Bohn shirked job duties, here’s one that bugged me throughout his tenure. USC has not inducted a Hall of Fame class since 2018. Bohn clearly had no interest in the matter as he did nothing while athletic director. I asked a USC official back in 2021 about the Hall of Fame and got the usual excuses: “Mike … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Another Thing That Needs To Get Done