TrojanWire - Ronnie Lott http://www.trojanwire.com/football/ronnie-lott/index.php USC Football As It Happens Copyright 2008 Fri, 09 May 2008 10:33:23 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Lott making no less impact these days 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 back in NFL history. A Dr. Seuss book about his 49ers career might be called “Slam I Am.”

]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/lott-making-no-less-impact-these-days.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/lott-making-no-less-impact-these-days.php NFL Fri, 09 May 2008 10:33:23 -0800 Catching Up with Curtis Conway Curtisconway 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 up with him on life, love and football ...

What's been the best part of your marriage?

We're a very positive couple. That's what I enjoy more than anything. It's her being a positive role model, myself being a positive role model, and wanting to give back to the community. Any time you can see a couple doing that, I think it speaks volumes.

Are you guys also compatible as athletes? Do you work out together?

When we met, she was training and I was training. It's funny, people think that she's just talented [because of her dad]. That girl works hard! When we work out together now she can't work out as hard because she's got the little one in the stomach.

How'd you meet?

There was a fight party at the house. A mutual friend brought her over.

Which fight?

I don't remember. My eyes were on her!

What's been the most exciting part of USC football for you lately?

I love what Pete Carroll has done. It definitely gives us something to look forward to, especially not having a pro team in L.A. Actually, I've never cheered for a pro football team in my life. I've always been a basketball fan. To watch USC play the way they've been playing, plus being a big Laker fan ... those are the two teams I cheer for.

What's been the best thing about being a Trojan?

Being able to meet some of the legends. At 'SC, we're a family there. When you get a chance to run across these guys, and they greet you with open arms, 'SC really is a family -- especially around football. You run into guys like Ronnie Lott, Marcus Allen, guys like that talk to you as if you've been their buddy all their life. That was just amazing to me.

What are you up to now?

I'm involved with USA Football. It's an organization trying to teach youth football coaches the proper way of coaching and giving back to the community. I'm really excited to be a part of that because that's where it all starts -- with the youth. Any time that I can give back and be hands on, I definitely want to do that.

Image courtesy USC Athletics.

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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.

]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/late-additions.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/late-additions.php Will Ferrell Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:46:56 -0800 TrojanWire Turns 1,000

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.

]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/trojanwire-turns-1000.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/trojanwire-turns-1000.php Rey Maualuga Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:04:49 -0800 No Governor's Mansion Love for Swanny swann-bush.jpgTrojanWire'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.

Lynn Swann Fails to Catch on With Voters [ABC News]

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It's down to OJ and Ronnie Lott. Vote at the link below.

Who is the greatest Trojan of all-time? [USCFootball.com]

]]> http://www.trojanwire.com/football/who-is-the-greatest-trojan-of-alltime.php http://www.trojanwire.com/football/who-is-the-greatest-trojan-of-alltime.php Ronnie Lott Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:01:06 -0800