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unusual facts about USC Trojans football



1972 college football season

The 1972 NCAA University Division football season saw the USC Trojans, coached by John McKay, go undefeated and win the national championship as the unanimous choice of the fifty AP panelists.

Bob McCaffrey

Robert Alan McCaffrey (born April 16, 1952 in Bakersfield, California) is a retired National Football League center who had a notable career while a student athlete on the University of Southern California Trojans football team.

George Perles

His best team was the 1987 unit, which won Michigan State's last outright conference title in the pre-championship game era and defeated USC in the 1988 Rose Bowl.

Leroy Hoard

The highlight of his college career was being named MVP of the 1989 Rose Bowl in Michigan's win over USC.

Paul Dee

He oversaw the investigation into the University of Southern California's improper relationship with Reggie Bush.

Pepe Mantilla

Jose "Pepe" Mantilla is a Mexican sports broadcaster for the Los Angeles Lakers and USC Trojans football.

Tommy Trojan

The Trojan Shrine was sculpted by Roger Noble Burnham and based on a variety of USC football players, including Russ Saunders, Ernie Pinckert, Henry Becker, Larry Stevens and John Ward.


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