Former USC, NFL AND CFL end Paul Salata, 94, founder of Mr. Irrelevant Award
Salata lettered at end for USC in 1944, 1946 and 1947, when the Trojans won league titles each year.
Randy Shaw, 73, USC men’s volleyball star
Shaw played at USC in 1974 and 1975; his teams both squads placed second in league play and advanced to the NCAA West Regional.
Steve Riley, 68, ex-USC football standout and longtime Vikings tackle
The All-American was a member of the Trojans’ undefeated 1972 national championship team.
Watch the Colich Track and Field Center rise on time lapse
Officials will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday for the modern facility.
USC to remember 9/11 with observance at Saturday’s football game
The USC-Stanford matchup includes a salute to military and first responders; limited tailgating also returns to the University Park Campus.
Ex-USC, New England Patriots star fullback Sam ‘Bam’ Cunningham, 71
The College Football Hall of Famer’s performance in USC’s 1970 win at Alabama is often credited with helping integrate Southern football.
Reminders for fans attending Saturday’s football season opener
Alcohol sales return to the Coliseum, while on-campus tailgating is prohibited.
Britt Williams, 80, captain of 1961 USC football team
After lettering for three seasons at USC, Williams became one of the most successful high school football coaches in San Mateo County.
USC athletes win 21 medals, including U.S. university best 11 golds, at Tokyo Olympics
It was the fifth consecutive Summer Olympics that USC athletes won at least 20 medals.
Men’s water polo silver medal closes USC’s Olympics action
USC leaves the Tokyo Games with 21 medals, including 11 golds — just one shy of its most gold medals ever in an Olympics.
Trojans earn 5 track golds; Allyson Felix becomes all-time track leader In Olympic medals
USC wins a record 13 medals in track and field at the Tokyo Games.
USC’s gold medal count explodes to 11 with wins in water polo and track
Trojans now have captured 20 medals in Tokyo. It’s the fifth consecutive Summer Olympics that USC’s participants have won at least 20 medals.
Allyson Felix becomes all-time track leader in Olympic medals
Felix’s bronze medal in the women’s 400m makes her most decorated woman track and field Olympian ever. USC-affiliated athletes won a record 13 medals in track and field at the Tokyo Games.
USC alumna April Ross captures beach volleyball gold for U.S. at Tokyo Olympics
The three-time USC All-American collected her third Olympic medal in a straight-set win over Australia in the gold-medal match.
USC’s Allyson Felix, Andre De Grasse and Aaron Brown earn bronze medals
Felix’s medal in the women’s 400m makes her the most decorated woman track and field Olympian of all time.
Andre De Grasse wins 200m, extending USC’s streak of Olympic gold medals
A Trojan has won at least one gold medal in every Summer Olympics since 1912.
USC alumna Dalilah Muhammad earns silver medal In Olympics 400m hurdles
She shatters the previous world record. Fellow Trojans Anna Cockrell and Gianna Woodruff also competed in the classic final.
Alumnus Rai Benjamin earns silver medal and sets American record In Olympic 400m hurdles final
Fellow Trojans Aaron Brown, Kyra Constantine, Andre De Grasse and Allyson Felix also advance to event semifinals.
Alumnus Andre De Grasse wins bronze in 100m, earns fourth Olympic medal
Rai Benjamin moved on to the final in the 400m hurdles and all four women’s water polo teams with Trojans on their rosters advanced to quarterfinal play on Day 9 of the Tokyo Olympics.
Nothing but a number: At 37, former Trojan swimmer heads into sixth Olympics
Oussama “Ous” Mellouli is one of only four swimmers in history to participate in this many Olympic Games. But before he made his name as an all-time great, he was a proud All-American at USC.
Kendall Ellis wins bronze in the mixed 1600m relay; several Trojans advance
Ellis ran the second leg for U.S. team in the new event. A USC track and field athlete has now won at least one medal at every Summer Olympics since 1904, except for 1908 when no Trojan competed.
Tokyo Olympics take center stage amid global uncertainty
After a one-year delay due to COVID-19, the Tokyo Olympics kicked off last week. USC experts discuss the Games’ public perception and possible health ramifications for their host city.
Trojan Santo Condorelli wins silver with Team Italy in 4×100 freestyle relay at Tokyo Olympics
It’s USC’s first medal in this year’s Games and the first Olympic medal in Condorelli’s career.
Olympic skateboarder pushes the boundaries for women and girls in her sport
USC alum Amelia Brodka will be in the thick of things when skateboarding makes its first appearance as an Olympic sport.