Acknowledgments ……………………………………………………………………….9
Author’s Comments ……………………………………………………………………11

Section I …………………………………………………………………………..17

Chapter 1 1973 USC Rose Bowl Roster ……………………………………19
Chapter 2 Overview of the 1972 Season …………………………………..22

Section II The Senior Class …………………………………………………33

Chapter 3 Pete Adams ……………………………………………………………35
The Legend of Turd
Chapter 4 Dave Brown ……………………………………………………………44
The Glue That Held the Team Together
Chapter 5 Chris Chaney ………………………………………………………….52
Moonlight Over Miami
Chapter 6 Cliff Culbreath ……………………………………………………….58
A Star-Crossed Trojan
Chapter 7 Sam Cunningham ……………………………………………………65
The Consummate Team Player: The Best Runner McKay Ever Ruined
Chapter 8 Steve Fate ………………………………………………………………72
Studious, Methodical, and a Cancer Survivor
Chapter 9 George Follett …………………………………………………………77
Maturity + Improved Football Skills = USC Football Scholarship
Chapter 10 Allan Graf ……………………………………………………………..85
There’s No Business Like Show Business
Chapter 11 John Grant ……………………………………………………………..93
Rocky Mountain High
Chapter 12 Charles Hinton ……………………………………………………….96
Jersey Boy Proves He Can Compete with California Football Players
Chapter 13 Karl Lorch ……………………………………………………………102
Karl Who? Laid-Back Hawaiian Scout Team Player Makes Good in the NFL
Chapter 14 Al Pekarcik …………………………………………………………..111
How Many Players Have a Miss America Candidate as a Personal Cheerleader?
Chapter 15 Ron Preston ………………………………………………………….115
If He Can Analyze the Credit of Banks, Why Not Toxic Assets?
Chapter 16 Mike Rae ……………………………………………………………..118
The Best All-Around Athlete and Field General
Chapter 17 Mike Ryan ……………………………………………………………125
A Disciple of Dave Brown
Chapter 18 Jeff Winans …………………………………………………………..133
Seventeen-Year Odyssey Before Receiving Maximum NFL Disability
Chapter 19 Charle Young ………………………………………………………..144
A Spiritual, Stabilizing, and Wise Leader

Section III ……………………………………………………………………….151

Chapter 20 Overview of the 1973-1975 Season …………………………153

Section IV The Junior Class ………………………………………………161

Chapter 21 Charles Anthony ……………………………………………………163
Popa Charles: Leader of the Linebackers
Chapter 22 Tom Bohlinger ……………………………………………………..174
How Not to Make the Scout Team
Chapter 23 Dave Boulware ……………………………………………………..180
Lynn Swann’s Backup
Chapter 24 Jim Lee ………………………………………………………………..204
Football Was His Salvation
Chapter 25 Dean Lingenfelter …………………………………………………211
With a Name Like That, He Should Be an Ivy Leaguer
Chapter 26 Rod McNeill …………………………………………………………214
A Hip Injury Away from Stardom
Chapter 27 Manfred Moore …………………………………………………….220
The Pupil and Mr. Shar
Chapter 28 Steve Riley …………………………………………………………..227
His Opponents Could Not Take Advantage of Him Like Bill Walton Did
Chapter 29 Ray Rodriguez ………………………………………………………234
The Pac-8’s Only Hispanic Football Player: If He Could Only Speak Spanish
Chapter 30 Bob Shaputis ………………………………………………………..241
Seldom-Used Reserve: Opportunity to Start in Senior Year Derailed by Wrist Injury
Chapter 31 Lynn Swann ………………………………………………………….246
How Many Players Can Claim They Played for Two Football Dynasties—USC and Pittsburgh?
Chapter 32 Ray Washmera ………………………………………………………254
Team Leader, Recipient of Student Athlete Award, and CEO

Section V The Sophomore Class ………………………………………..261

Chapter 33 Rob Adolph ………………………………………………………….263
Outstanding Baseball Player, Scratch Golfer, and Successful Real Estate Developer
Chapter 34 John and Phil Cantwell ………………………………………….269
The Cantwells Were Known More for Their Sorority Escapades and Rugby than for Football
Chapter 35 Allen Carter ………………………………………………………….278
Popular Teammate Who Played in AD’s Shadow
Chapter 36 Marvin Cobb ………………………………………………………..285
Cobb versus USC and Johnnie Cochran
Chapter 37 Anthony Davis ……………………………………………………..295
Doing It for the Money
Chapter 38 Ken Gray ……………………………………………………………..302
His Versatility Prevented Him from Being the Second Coming of Sam Cunningham
Chapter 39 Pat Haden …………………………………………………………….310
From USC to Oxford, to the LA Rams to Private Equity: The Road Was Paved with Success
Chapter 40 Wali Abdul Malik (Ed Powell) ………………………………..319
A Truly Interesting Person
Chapter 41 J. K. McKay …………………………………………………………326
Haden to McKay at USC—Now Haden versus McKay
Chapter 42 Dale Mitchell ……………………………………………………….334
Dr. Mitchell, the Educator
Chapter 43 Charles Phillips …………………………………………………….340
All-American Rover Back Who Still Holds NCAA One-Season Record for Total Yards Returned for Pass Interceptions
Chapter 44 Richard Wood ……………………………………………………….347
An Under appreciated Trojan and NFL Warrior

Section VI The Freshmen Class …………………………………………357

Chapter 45 Kevin Bruce …………………………………………………………359
From USC Co-captain to Captain of Industry
Chapter 46 Eugene Lawryk …………………………………………………….368
The Meaning of Death
Chapter 47 Jim Lucas …………………………………………………………….375
A Whiffed Punt Creates 16-Yard Run in 1975 Rose Bowl
Chapter 48 Kenny Randle ……………………………………………………….379
Going from Hamburger to Filet Mignon
Chapter 49 Danny Reece ………………………………………………………..386
Playing Football Was a Means to Attract the Beautiful Girls