In memoriam: Richard Aldrich ‘Rink’ Babka, 85, Olympic discus medalist
Babka, one of the greatest discus throwers in USC history, co-captained the Trojans’ 1958 USC NCAA championship track and field team.
In memoriam: 1946 NCAA singles and doubles winner Bob Falkenburg, a Wimbledon and U.S. Open champ
The tennis standout was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1974 and the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.
In memoriam: Michael Parks, 78, former director of the USC Annenberg School of Journalism
The news career of the Pulitzer Prize winner and former Los Angeles Times editor spanned nearly 40 years.
George Ban-Weiss, 40, USC Viterbi researcher and Renaissance man
A world-class environmental researcher and virtuoso bassist, he influenced public policy and touched lives.
Tom Morey, 86, surfing legend and Boogie board inventor
The USC alumnus invented other surf devices, toys and games, but his Boogie board creation became a smash hit for beachgoers.
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.
Rino Patti, 85, USC Social Work dean and professor emeritus
The nationally renowned educator and scholar served as dean of USC’s social work school from 1988 to 1997.
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.
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.
Self-storage pioneer and USC Trustee B. Wayne Hughes, 87
Hughes and his family are the largest benefactors in the history of the university — with many of his gifts arriving anonymously.
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.
Tim Tolman, 65, leading hitter on USC’s 1978 College World Series championship team
The three-year USC letterman also played and coached in the majors.
Anthony Lazzaro, 100, administrator credited with shaping the modern USC
The senior vice president emeritus was responsible for the construction of more than 130 buildings on USC’s campuses and was key in planning the 1984 Olympics.
Remembering Eli Broad, philanthropist who advanced stem cell research
His support shaped world-class programs throughout California including at USC, notes the director of USC’s Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research.
Aerospace industry pioneer and USC Trustee Malcolm Currie, 94
His esteemed career in electronics and weapons research and development included serving as undersecretary of defense research and engineering in the Department of Defense.
Helena Yli-Renko, longtime leader of USC Marshall’s Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
A popular professor and accomplished entrepreneurship scholar, she spent 18 years at USC’s business school.
Conn Findlay, 90, won medals at 4 Olympics and was USC’s oldest living Olympic gold medalist
Findlay, a medalist in rowing and sailing, is regarded as USC’s greatest rower.
Bob Hertel, 91, member of USC’s 1951 College World Series team and father of 2 USC stars
His son Rob was the Trojans’ starting quarterback in 1977 and also was a three-year baseball starter; son Rick was USC’s designated hitter in 1977.
Curtis Roseman, 79, specialist in population geography and human migration
An emeritus professor of geography, Roseman also pioneered the USC Dornsife Geography Department’s highly entertaining “Downtown L.A. Walking Tour.”
Phoebe S. Liebig, 87, celebrated gerontology educator and policy expert on aging
Along with her work at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Liebig spent two years as a senior economics policy analyst for the AARP Public Policy Institute.
Kathleen Ell, 81, USC professor and social work pioneer
Ell dedicated 37 years to USC, where she held the Ernst P. Larson Professorship of Health, Ethnicity and Poverty.
Remembering Trojan and Tuskegee Airman Ted Lumpkin
The USC alumnus served the country he loved as a member of the U.S. Army Air Forces’ first all-Black fighter squadron.
Carl P. Maggio, 86, USC baseball alum and author
A founding member of the Trojan Baseball Alumni Association, he helped lead USC to the College World Series in 1955.
Katharine H. Coleman, 65, longtime USC professor and award-winning architect
The practicing architect, who taught at USC for more than three decades, is noted for several houses she developed, designed, built and even lived in as co-founder of Cigolle X Coleman Architects.