The Sports Report Hall of Fame, USC version
Those of you who learn the Dodgers Dugout publication know that for the previous couple of years, we now have accomplished a Dodgers Dugout Hall of Fame, asking readers to vote for former Dodgers who they consider needs to be in this extra fan-oriented Hall of Fame. Clayton Kershaw was the most recent inductee.
Which received me considering (at all times a harmful factor), what if we had a Sports Report Hall of Fame, as chosen by the readers?
The means it really works: Each Thursday over the subsequent few weeks, you will notice a listing of candidates. A special class every week.
This week, the class is USC. You can vote for as much as 15 individuals. You don’t must vote for 15, you’ll be able to vote for any quantity as much as and together with 15. Your vote ought to rely upon what the particular person did on and off the sector solely as a member of the USC Trojans. The relaxation of their profession doesn’t depend.
The USC class is difficult, as a result of there actually may very well be 150 names on the poll, which is means too unwieldy. So, I needed to do some even handed paring. I’m certain there’s a reputation not on right here that you simply assume needs to be. I attempted to get a range of sports activities and eras on right here. The identify you have got in thoughts will seem in a future poll, as a result of that is going to be a yearly vote.
Any data talked about are on the time that particular person retired.
Whoever is known as on a minimum of 75% of the ballots might be elected. The 10 individuals receiving the fewest votes might be dropped from future ballots for a minimum of the subsequent two years. An individual have to be retired to look on the poll.
How do you vote? For this week’s poll, click here. Results might be introduced each Tuesday.
So, with out additional ado, right here is the poll for the USC class.
Marcus Allen—College soccer’s first 2,000-yard rusher (2,342) when he turned USC’s fourth Heisman Trophy-winning tailback in 1981. He set or tied 16 NCAA data, together with dashing for 200-plus yards in 5 consecutive video games (and eight occasions general in 1981). Also seems on the NFL poll as half of the L.A. Raiders.
Jon Arnett—A 1955 consensus All-American again at USC as a junior and nice punt/kickoff returner. A 3-year starter in soccer, he additionally competed on the Trojan monitor crew, putting second in the lengthy soar in the NCAAs in 1954. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
Jack Beckner—A embellished gymnast at USC and this system’s most profitable head coach. He gained the NCAA all-around title as a USC senior in 1952, in addition to the parallel bars title in 1951 and 1952. He was the primary Trojan to land a berth on the United States Olympic gymnastics crew. He later coached the USC males’s crew for twenty-four years guided them to its solely NCAA gymnastics crown in 1962. He is in the U.S. Gymnastics Hall of Fame
Ricky Bell—A two-time (1975-76) All-American first crew tailback, Ricky Bell was the runner-up for the 1976 Heisman Trophy. Bell ran for 3,689 yards in his profession, led the nation in dashing with 1,957 yards as a 1975 junior and he set a USC single recreation report with 347 yards in opposition to Washington State in 1976.
Tony Boselli—One of the perfect offensive tackles to play at USC. A four-year (1991-94) starter, he was a two-time (1992-94) All-American first teamer and three-time (1991-92, 1994) All-Pac-10 first teamer. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014. In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
Bob Boyd—Three-year letterman (1950-52) was USC’s males’s basketball MVP in 1952. Coached the Trojans for 13 years beginning in 1967. His Trojans went 216-131 general and performed in the postseason 4 occasions (the 1979 NCAA playoffs, 1973 NIT and 1974 and 1975 Commissioner’s Conference tourney). His 1971 Trojan crew, which went 24-2 and was ranked No. 5 nationally (Troy was No. 1 at midseason), is regarded amongst USC’s finest.
Willie Brown—USC’s first I-formation tailback. A 3-year letterman (1961-63) and two-time All-Conference first teamer (1962-63). Key member of the 1962 nationwide championship crew, main them in dashing yards and kickoff return yards. He additionally was a centerfielder and shortstop on the baseball crew, together with the 1963 College World Series champions. He led USC in batting common (.352) and runs (39) that 12 months, Later served as an assistant coach on the soccer and baseball groups.
Brad Budde—USC’s first Lombardi Award winner in 1979. a four-year beginning offensive guard, he was the primary freshman soccer participant to start out a USC season opener since World War II. He was a key member of the 1978 nationwide championship crew and was inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
Reggie Bush—Tailback earned consensus All-American honors twice and gained the 2005 Heisman Trophy. In 2005, Bush had 2,611 all-purpose yards and scored 18 touchdowns (15 dashing, two receiving, one punt return). He led the Trojans with 1,740 yards in 200 carries (8.7 avg) with 16 touchdowns and ranked third on the squad with 39 receptions for 481 yards (12.9 avg), together with a pair of scores. He returned 18 punts for 179 yards (9.9 avg) and a landing, and gained 493 yards on 28 kickoff returns (17.6 avg). In 2010, the NCAA introduced main sanctions in opposition to USC. The NCAA discovered that Bush had obtained lavish presents from a minimum of December 2004 onward, together with a limousine trip to the 2005 Heisman Trophy presentation. As a outcome, USC was given 4 years of probation and compelled to vacate its final two wins of the 2004 season in addition to all of its wins in the 2005 season. In 2024, the Heisman Trust introduced it might return the Heisman Trophy to Bush, citing “enormous changes in the college football landscape”. Among the adjustments cited, had been adjustments to the NCAA’s NIL fee coverage and the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2021 choice that questioned the legality of the NCAA’s amateurism mannequin. USC additionally restored Bush’s banner on the Coliseum and retired his quantity alongside the college’s different Heisman winners.
Pete Carroll—Led the Trojans to the 2003 and 2004 nationwide championships, gained 83.6% of his video games (97-16) and 7 consecutive Pac-10 titles. His groups appeared in an NCAA-record seven consecutive BCS bowl video games and gained 11 video games an NCAA report seven straight occasions. In 2010, the NCAA introduced sanctions in opposition to the USC soccer program when it was beneath Carroll together with a two-year bowl ban, the elimination of 30 soccer scholarships, and forfeiture of some soccer victories from 2004 to 2005 and all crew victories from the undefeated 2005–06 common season, when USC misplaced to Texas in the BCS title recreation.
Cynthia Cooper—Starred at guard for the 1983 and 1984 NCAA ladies’s basketball championship groups. A four-time letterwinner, she was named an All-Conference first teamer in 1986. She was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2016, she was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
Buster Crabbe—USC’s first All-American swimmer (1931), Crabbe gained an NCAA title in the 440-yard freestyle in 1931 and a gold medal in the 400-meter free on the 1932 Olympics. He additionally gained an AAU particular person indoor swimming title in 1932 and the Pacific Coast Conference particular person swim titles in 1931 in the 220-yard freestyle and the 440-yard freestyle. Also a varsity letter winner in water polo (1930-31). Crabbe then went on the star in Hollywood films and was famous for enjoying such memorable roles as Tarzan, Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers.
Dean Cromwell—Nicknamed “The Maker of Champions,” he coached the Trojans to a report 12 NCAA males’s monitor and subject championships. Coached the crew from 1909-13 and 1916-1948. His groups gained a report 9 consecutive NCAA crowns from 1935-43. In 2000, he was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Century. Cromwell additionally coached USC’s soccer crew to a 21-8-6 mark in fove years (1909-10, 1916-18) and was the Trojan basketball coach in 1918.
Sam Cunningham—Great fullback who had a profound impact on school soccer. On Sept. 12, 1970, an all-white Alabama crew coached by Bear Bryant was defeated 42-21 by a completely built-in USC squad, with Cunningham dashing for 135 yards and two touchdowns in simply 12 carries. The efficiency by Cunningham was the turning point that supplied Bear Bryant the definitive proof he wanted to persuade Alabama’s segregationist fan base and trustees to combine the Crimson Tide’s soccer program. He was generally known as “Sam Bam” as a result of of his well-known goal-line dives for touchdowns. He gained All-American first crew honors on USC’s 1972 nationwide championship crew. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
Anthony Davis—A 1974 All-American and the Heisman Trophy runner-up that 12 months, he set or tied 24 NCAA, Pac-8 and USC data throughout his three-year (1972-73-74) profession. First participant in Pac-8 historical past to hurry for 1,000 yards in three successive years. He was on USC’s 1972 and 1974 nationwide championship groups and was notably efficient in opposition to Notre Dame, scoring 11 profession TDs versus the Irish (together with six as a sophomore in a legendary 1972 recreation). He additionally was a star baseball participant at USC. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
Rod Dedeaux—Ended his profession because the winningest baseball coach in NCAA Division I-A historical past with a 1,332-571-11 (.669) report over 45 years (1942-86). His Trojan groups gained an unprecedented 11 NCAA titles (together with 5 in a row) and 28 convention crowns. He was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. Dedeaux developed greater than 50 main leaguers. He helped introduce baseball into the Olympics and coached the 1984 USA crew to a silver medal. In 2016, he was named the Pac-12 All-Century Coach of the Year.
Howard Drew—Regarded by many consultants as monitor’s finest pre-World War I sprinter. As a freshman at USC, he tied the world report in the 100-yard sprint (9.6) and 220-yard sprint (21.2). Won the AAU 100 in 1912 and 1913 and the AAU 220 in 1913. He additionally was the second particular person ever to twice win the 100 on the Penn Relays (1914-15). A 1915 USC letterman, he additionally was a world class athlete in the lengthy soar and different occasions.
Dusty Dvorak—The biggest setter in USC volleyball historical past. A two-time All-American first teamer (1979-80) and three-time All-Conference first crew decide (1978-80), he helped USC win the 1977 and 1980 NCAA championships. Inducted into the International Volleyball Assn. Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century crew.
Bruce Furniss—A four-year All-American (1976-79) in swimming, he gained six NCAA titles — two particular person crowns (the 200-yard freestyle in 1977 and 1978) and 4 as a member of Troy’s 400 and 800 freestyle relays (in 1976 and 1977). His efforts helped USC to the 1976 and 1977 NCAA crew championships. In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century crew.
Mike Garrett—USC’s first Heisman Trophy winner (1965) and a two-time All-American tailback. Set 14 NCAA, convention and USC data in his three-year profession, together with a then-NCAA profession dashing mark of 3,221 yards and a then-USC season mark of 1,a quarter mile in a season. additionally began at cornerback for the Trojans and was an outfielder for the baseball crew, hitting .309 in 1965 Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1985. Was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team and served as athletic director from 1993-2010.
Debbie Green—Two-time All-American (1976-77) and led the ladies’s volleyball crew to AIAW nationwide championships each of these years (the 1977 crew recorded the first-ever undefeated season in school ladies’s volleyball, 38-0). Inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 1995. Also named to the Pac-12 All-Century crew.
Pat Haden—A 3-time letterman (1972-74), he led the Trojans in passing in 1973 and 1974 and was a member of USC’s 1972 and 1974 nationwide championship groups. Also was USC’s athletic director from 2010-16.
Isabelle Harvey—In 2000, she turned USC’s first ladies’s soccer All-American first crew choice. Two years earlier than that, she led USC to the 1998 Pac-10 championship and an NCAA match look (each program firsts) whereas incomes Pac-10 Player of the Year honors.
Jess Hill—Played three sports activities at USC: soccer (1928-29), monitor (1927-29) and baseball (1930). He performed on the 1928 nationwide championship soccer crew, was USC’s first 25-foot lengthy jumper (25-0 7/8) and batted .389 to steer the convention in hitting. As USC’s monitor coach (1949-50, 1962), Hill guided the Trojans to 2 undefeated seasons and two NCAA championships. And because the Trojan soccer coach (1951-56), his groups posted a 45-17-1 report and went to 2 Rose Bowls. He was USC’s athletic director from 1957-72 and through his tenure, USC groups gained 29 nationwide championships.
Tim Hovland—A 3-time (1979-81) All-American first teamer and four-year (1978-81) letterman in males’s volleyball, he led USC to the 1980 NCAA crown and runner-up finishes in 1979 and 1981 (incomes NCAA All-Tournament honors every year). He was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2024.
Howard Jones—Had a 121-36-13 report as USC’s soccer coach from 1925-40, successful 4 nationwide titles together with his “Thundering Herd” groups. Coached the Trojans to eight convention championships and 5 Rose Bowl victories. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1953.
Tom Kelly—Spent 5 many years because the voice of USC athletics. He first known as play-by-play of USC soccer and males’s basketball video games in 1961 (on radio from 1961 to 1965 and 1973 to 1988, then on TV from 1989 till 2003). He known as varied USC occasions on Fox Sports Net West 2, and likewise hosted that cable community’s USC Sports Magazine Show.
Steve Kemp—Had USC’s profession batting common report (.397). A 3-year letterman outfielder/first baseman/designated hitter, he was a 1975 All-American, All-District and All-Conference first teamer. He additionally was USC’s MVP in 1975 when he led the crew in batting common (a school-record .435), residence runs (13), RBI (67), hits (90) and runs (53). He was a member of USC’s 1973 and 1974 College World Series champions.
Dick Leach—In his 23 years as males’s tennis coach he led the Trojans to 4 NCAA championships and 7 Pac-10 crowns whereas successful 80% of his twin matches (535-133). A 3-time National Coach of the Year (1987-91-2002) and five-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year.
Matt Leinart—Quarterback was USC’s sixth Heisman Trophy winner and its first junior recipient. The three-time (2003-05) All-American was 37-2 as a starter and guided USC to consecutive nationwide championships. His USC profession completions (807), passing yardage (10,693) and complete offense (10,623) had been second finest in Trojan historical past and his 99 landing passes and 64.8% completion mark set Pac-10 profession data. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
Lisa Leslie—A four-year All-Pac-10 first teamer in ladies’s basketball, a feat unprecedented in league historical past, and a three-time (1992-94) All-American, together with a unanimous selection because the 1994 Naismith National Player of the Year. As a freshman in 1991, she led the nation in scoring and rebounding whereas incomes NCAA Freshman of the Year honors. She had 2,414 factors and 1,214 rebounds in her profession. Her 321 blocked photographs set a USC profession report, and he or she ranked in the college’s high 5 in profession subject objectives, free throws, scoring common, rebounding common and steals. Named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
Ronnie Lott—Perhaps the best security in USC historical past. He was a 1980 All-American and a four-year letterman. He performed on USC’s 1978 nationwide championship crew and his groups gained three bowl video games. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
Fred Lynn—A 1972 All-American outfielder for USC and a member of three College World Series championship groups (1971-73). He completed his Trojan profession with a .320 batting common, 28 residence runs and 111 RBIs and in 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team. Inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007.
Pam McGee—Twin sister of Paula, Pam McGee helped the Trojans win the 1983 and 1984 NCAA ladies’s basketball titles. An All-American in 1984, when she was a finalist for the Naismith Award. She ranked excessive on many USC profession statistical charts, together with in rebounding (1,255) and scoring (2,214). She is a member of the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
Paula McGee—Twin sister of Pam additionally helped the Trojans win the N983 and 1984 NCAA ladies’s basketball titles. Earned All-American honors in 1982 and 1983. She ranked excessive on USC charts for profession scoring (2,346) and blocks (190).
Mark McGwire—Held the USC profession residence run report (54). First baseman who additionally pitched early in his Trojan profession, he was a 1984 All-American, All-District choice and USC MVP. He additionally was a two-time All-Pac-10 decide and was named the 1984 Pac-10 Player of the Year. In his USC profession, he batted .335 and had 150 RBI’s and likewise was 7-5 with a 2.93 ERA as pitcher. In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team. He was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025.
John McKay—Won 4 soccer nationwide titles and 9 convention titles whereas posting a 127-40-8 (.749) mark as USC’s soccer coach from 1960-75. Led USC to 3 undefeated seasons and 9 bowl video games, together with 5 Rose Bowl victories. Named nationwide Coach of the Year in 1962 and 1972 and was athletic director from 1972-75. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988. In 2016, he was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Century.
Cheryl Miller—A four-time All-American and three-time Naismith Award winner as the ladies’s school basketball participant of the 12 months. She helped USC win two nationwide championships and go to 3 Final Fours. She set virtually each USC profession report, together with factors (3,018), scoring common (22.3) and rebounds (1,534). She returned to USC in 1994 as the pinnacle ladies’s basketball coach and led the crew to 2 NCAA playoff appearances. In 2000, she was named the Pac-12 Player of the Century.
Harold Miner—Averaged a school-record 26.3 factors in 1992 and was named Sports Illustrated National Player of the Year, All-American first crew and Pac-10 Player of the Year. Left faculty because the all-time chief in factors (2,048), scoring common (23.5), free throws (490) and free-throw share (.814). Was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team in 2016.
Anthony Muñoz—Great offensive sort out for 3 Rose Bowl groups (1976, 1978, 1979), together with USC’s 1978 nationwide champions. In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team. He additionally pitched for the baseball crew.
John Naber—USC’s most extremely embellished swimmer. He gained 10 NCAA particular person titles as a backstroker, freestyler and relay crew member. USC gained 4 NCAA crew championships throughout his profession. He additionally was the swimming star of the 1976 Olympics, taking residence 4 gold medals and a silver whereas setting 4 world data. He gained the 1977 Sullivan Award as America’s high novice athlete.
Carson Palmer—Quarterback who turned USC’s fifth Heisman Trophy winner in addition to USC’s first quarterback winner. A four-year starter, he set or tied 33 Pac-10 and USC complete offense and passing data, together with turning into the league’s profession chief in complete offense (11,621 yards) and passing yards (11,818 yards). In 2002, he accomplished 309-of-489 passes (63.2%) for 3,942 yards and 33 TDs, all USC data. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
Troy Polamalu—A two-time All-American first teamer at security and crew captain at USC, recording 281 tackles and 6 interceptions in his four-year profession. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2019. A member of the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
Mark Prior—Won 25 video games and averaged 11.5 strikeouts with simply 2.1 walks per 9 innings in his two-year Trojans profession. In 2001, he was solely the second collegian to brush each National Player of the Year award and was the primary Trojan to win the Golden Spikes Award whereas going 15-1 with a 1.69 ERA (crew bests for wins and ERA) and notching a Pac-10 report 202 strikeouts with simply 18 walks. He helped USC to College World Series journeys each of his seasons.
Kristine Quance—Won extra NCAA titles, 9, than any ladies’s swimmer in USC historical past. Her titles got here in the 400-yard particular person medley (1994-96-97), 200-yard IM (1994-96), 200-yard breaststroke (1996-97), 100-yard breast (1994) and 800-yard freestyle relay (1994). She additionally set 9 faculty data throughout her four-year profession and led the Trojans to their first NCAA championship as a senior in 1997. Following her junior 12 months, she gained a gold medal as half of the U.S. 400-meter medley relay crew on the 1996 Olympics. She twice (1996-97) gained the Honda Award because the nation’s high collegiate ladies’s swimmer and was named the American Swimmer of the Year in 1997.
Dennis Ralston—The 1963 and 1964 NCAA singles and doubles champion, Ralston turned the primary particular person to win back-to-back NCAA singles and doubles titles. A star of three NCAA championship groups, he’s a member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Hall of Fame. In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century crew.
Sam Randolph—Won the 1985 Fred Haskins Award because the nation’s high collegiate golfer. Won 12 school titles, together with the 1983 Pac-10 co-championship, and was the 1985 NCAA match runner-up. While at USC in 1985, he additionally gained the U.S. Amateur and California State Amateur and was a member of the U.S. Walker Cup crew. He was named the 1984 and 1986 Pac-10 Golfer of the Year whereas main Troy to the crew title each years. Was named to the Pac-12 All-Century crew.
John Robinson—Coached the Trojans to the 1978 nationwide championship and into eight bowl video games. He gained 74.1% of his video games whereas compiling a 104-35-4 report throughout two teaching stints unfold over 12 years. He was twice named Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1976 and 1978) and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2009.
Makoto Sakamoto—Considered one of America’s finest gymnasts, Sakamoto gained 4 NCAA particular person championships at USC: the 1968 NCAA all-around title, 1967 and 1968 NCAA parallel bars crowns and 1968 NCAA horizontal bar title.
Richard Saukko—Was the Trojan warrior driving USC mascot Traveler at Trojan soccer video games in the Coliseum for 28 seasons (1961-88). Whenever USC scored, the band would play “Conquest” and Saukko would gallop Traveler across the stadium. He owned and educated the well-known white horse and crafted the Trojan outfit he wore.
Bob Seagren—One of the world’s biggest pole vaulters, he was a three-time (1967-69) letterman at USC, captain of the 1969 Trojans and led USC to a pair of NCAA outside crew titles (1967-68) and the 1967 NCAA indoor crown. He gained the NCAA pole vault title thrice, twice open air (1967 and 1969) and as soon as indoors (1967). Named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
Junior Seau—One of essentially the most dominant linebackers in USC historical past. Earned All-American first crew and Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1989. USC went 19-4-1 in his profession and appeared in two Rose Bowls. He made 107 tackles as a Trojan, together with 33 for a loss. Was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
Tom Seaver—USC’s first member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, Seaver posted a 10-2 mark with a 2.47 ERA in his solely season with the Trojans. He was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
O.J. Simpson—We wrestled with whether or not to incorporate O.J. Simpson on this poll, however he stays a member of the USC Athletics Hall of Fame and we determined to let our readers decide whether or not he needs to be included in our corridor of fame.
Scott Simpson—The first Trojan golfer to win a pair of NCAA particular person championships, which he did in 1976 and 1977. Two-time Pac-10 Golfer of the Year (1976-77), he gained the 1977 Haskins Award as school golf’s high participant. He was named to the Pac-12 All-Century crew.
Lynn Swann—Wide receiver was a consensus All-American as a 1973 senior. He led the Trojans in receiving in 1971 (27 catches) and 1973 (a Pac-8 finest 42) and was their main punt returner in all three of his seasons. In his profession, he had 95 catches and 599 punt return yards. He was a member of USC’s 1972 nationwide championship squad and performed in the 1973 and 1974 Rose Bowls. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1993 and was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team in 2016. He was USC’s athletic director from 2016-19.
Tina Thompson—A four-year beginning frontcourt participant for the ladies’s basketball crew, she earned 1997 All-American first crew honors and was a three-time All-Pac-10 first teamer. She was the 1994 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. In her USC profession, she averaged 19.7 factors and 10.2 rebounds whereas scoring 2,248 factors and getting 1,168 rebounds. She was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
Quincy Watts—One of the perfect 400-meter runners in USC historical past. Won the 1992 NCAA 400 in a meet report time of 44.00 (he completed second in 1991) and he additionally ran the anchor leg on the USC school-record 1,600-meter relay crew that positioned second (3:00.58). The Trojan co-captain gained gold medals on the Barcelona Olympics in the 400 (in an Olympic and USC report time of 43.50) and in the 1,600-meter relay (in a world report time of 2:55.74). In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team. In 2022, he was named USC’s Director of Track and Field and Cross Country and his Trojan males gained the 2025 NCAA indoor and outside monitor and subject titles.
Paul Westphal—A key member of the 1971 males’s basketball crew that posted a 24-2 report, a faculty mark for wins and successful share. The subsequent 12 months, he was an All-American first crew guard and crew captain.Led the Trojans in scoring in 1972 with a 20.3 common. In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
Charles White—USC’s third Heisman Trophy-winning tailback (1979) and nonetheless is the college’s profession dashing chief (6,245 yards) whereas scoring 49 touchdowns. A two-time unanimous All-American (1978-79), he set 22 NCAA, Pac-10, USC and Rose Bowl data. He captained the 1979 Trojans whereas main the nation in dashing. USC went 42-6-1 throughout his profession, gained the 1978 nationwide title and was victorious in 4 bowl video games.
Angela Williams—The first athlete—male or feminine at any stage—to win 4 consecutive NCAA 100-meter sprint titles. She set the USC report in the 100 (11.04), which she did as a freshman. She ran a leg on USC’s NCAA champion 400-meter relay crew in 2000 (the quartet was second in 1999 and 2001 and third in 2002). She additionally gained the 2002 NCAA indoor 60-meter sprint crown and gained the silver medal in the 60 on the 2001 World Indoor Championships in a university report 7.09. She was a member of USC’s 2001 NCAA championship crew. Won the Honda-Broderick Cup because the nation’s high feminine school athlete in the 2001-02 season. In 2016, she was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
Ron Yary—Offensive sort out was the primary Trojan Outland Trophy winner in 1967). Blocking for tailback O.J. Simpson, he helped lead USC to the 1967 nationwide championship. He performed in Rose Bowls as a junior and senior. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987 and was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team.
Louis Zamperini—Co-captain of the 1940 Trojan crew and member of three NCAA championship groups, he was the NCAA champion in the mile run in 1938 and 1939. The collegiate mile report (4:08.3) that he set lasted for 15 years. He positioned eighth in the 5,000-meter run on the 1936 Olympics. In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team. He was misplaced at sea throughout World War II, spending 47 days adrift after which two-and-a-half years as a prisoner of battle in Japan.
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