Trojans Essential: Everything You Need to Know to Be a Real Fan!
A one-stop record containing everything Trojan fans want to know about their favorite Southern California football team, this resource is packed with never-before-told stories and anecdotes, history, explanations of traditions, statistics, trivia, and photos.
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That is a question that author Steven Travers asks and answers in the pages of Trojans Essential, a volume that USC fans will find as satisfying as a warm autumn Saturday at L.A. Coliseum. Southern California's recent run of success under the leadership of Pete Carroll is only the latest chapter in an amazing football story that reaches back to 1888. Since the program's inception, USC has amassed 11 national championships, seven Heisman Trophy winners, and a list of star athletes and coaches who rank among the sport's best. Read about all the greatest games, the biggest rivalries, the endearing traditions, and the larger-than-life personalities that make following Trojan football so special. Packed with great stories, trivia, lists, photographs, and statistics-fans will find everything they ever wanted to know about their favorite team.
Foreword viiAcknowledgments xiIntroduction: "You're a Bruin for Four Years, but a Trojan for Life!" xiiiUSC Replaces Notre Dame as the Greatest Football Tradition in History 1Trojan Excellence in Broadcasting, the Law, at War, in Outer Space, Social Justice, Academics, and Hollywood 7How Good has USC Gotten under Pete Carroll? 12USC in the Pros 20USC's Numbers Don't Lie 24The Tradition of Troy 30USC and the All-Time Best Teams 37A Football Coach Named "Gloomy Gus" 45The Head Man 48Gwynn Wilson and the Notre Dame Rivalry 52The Duke 57Johnny Baker and the Comeback at South Bend 62The Thundering Herd 67Nave-to-Krueger 721939: Jones's Last National Champions 77The Giffer: Everybody's All-American 82Mr. Trojan 87The "Little White-Haired Man" 92Fertig-to-Sherman 97Mike Garrett: USC's First Heisman Winner 100Juice 105The City Game: "It's Not a Matter of Life or Death. It's More Important than That" 109Woody vs. McKay 114Turning the Crimson Tide 119The Greatest College Football Team Ever Assembled 124It Wasn't a Football Game. It Was a Sighting! 130Alabama Redux 134Anthony Munoz Goes Hollywood 138"Young Juice" 141All Right Now 144The Promised Land 147Re-Pete 151Three-Pete 156The Four Horsemen of Southern California 1622005: Quest for History 167The Ring of Fire and Those Most Worthy of All Foes, the Texas Longhorns 175Carroll, USC, and the Future 180All-Time USC Football Team 185Answers to Trivia Questions 187Bibliography 192University of Southern California Football Letterwinners 198
