Before there was Taylor Mays, there was Ronnie Lott. Lott is one of the hardest players to ever wear Cardinal and Gold. He played at USC from 1977-1980. In 1978 he led the Trojans to a share of the national championship. In 1980 Lott was a unanimous All-American and team captain.
Lott won four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers. He played 14 years in the NFL, killed multiple wide receivers that went across the middle, had 63 career interceptions (5 of which he returned for a TD), lost one pinky finger and was a first ballot Hall of Famer in 2000.
Lott was on the Dan Patrick show this morning to talk about the start of the NFL season. To listen to the full interview click here.
Pete Carroll and his staff surprised many onlookers by moving sophomore Armond Armstead from defensive tackle to defensive end this spring. After all, Armstead showed flashes of great promise as a freshman, recording 10 tackles, including three for losses, in limited action. He also weighs 290 pounds. But when a reporter asked Carroll on Tuesday if he could foresee... more »
Doesn't look too promising for Miami fans. I'm a bit shocked that Bryce was so forward with his thoughts on Mark Whipple's, the Canes new offensive coordinator, philosophy:"We basically talked Xs and Os," Brown said. "It's kind of hard for me to say what the offense is going to be like. Some of the stuff he was talking about... more »
Scoggins' wife, Shonta, says Ronnie Lott and Keena Turner stand by their friend and former teammate. TRACY, Calif. -- The first indication that something might be horribly, irreversibly wrong with Eric Scoggins materialized nearly two years ago.... more »
Ronnie Lott is about to follow in the footsteps of Mister Rogers, Dr. Seuss and the puppeteer behind Big Bird. To put that in terms the Sesame Street crowd might understand: One of those things is not like the other. As a Hall of Fame football player, Lott wasn’t exactly warm and fuzzy. He was arguably the hardest-hitting defensive... more »
An All-American wide receiver at USC, Curtis Conway became a first-round draft pick and spent a decade in the NFL. Recently, he married Laila Ali (boxing champ, "Dancing With the Stars" contestant and daughter of Muhammad Ali) and the couple are expecting their first child. I ran into Curtis at the 710 ESPN Southern California Sports Awards and caught... more »
Added to the USC celebrity list are actor Keanu Reeves, who just wanted to come to the game, and Heisman winner Marcus Allen, who came with Ronnie Lott. Word is now that Will Ferrell may do the lineup announcement for USC. He and Larry the Cable Guy are down on the USC sideline now, some half-hour before the game.... more »
Live from the Shrine Auditorium in the center of the universe -- sunny Los Angeles, California -- it's the TrojanWire 1,000th Post Spectacular Special. Featuring appearances by Reggie Bush, Salma Hayek, Matt Leinart, Paris Hilton, Pete Carroll, Carson Palmer, Stephen Colbert, Junior Seau, Snoop Dogg, Marcus Allen, Ted Knight, Bacon-wrapped Hot Dogs, Keith Rivers, Henry Winkler, Lofa Tatupu, Alyssa Milano, Charles White, Shrek, Anthony Davis, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Lua, Judith Regan, and many more.
TrojanWire's sincere condolences go out to Lynn Swann and his campaign staff; you ran what we consider to be an ideal campaign, complete with a real world demonstration of beer pong mastery, but in the end it wasn't enough to overcome the resounding wave of anti-GOP sentiment in these midterm elections.
Alas, we're sure there's good things ahead in your political future. We're still looking forward to a Swann/Ronnie Lott Presidential ticket, sometime around 2016-2020.
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TrojanWire's sincere condolences go out to Lynn Swann and his campaign staff; you ran what we consider to be an ideal campaign, complete with 
