"Bill Block’s Trojans 1972: An Immortal Team of
Mortal Men captures the story of 47- USC football
players, beyond their glory days on campus
and into their everyday lives as men. The 1972
Trojans are considered one of the greatest teams
in the history of college football. They defeated
Ohio State 42-17 in the 1973 Rose Bowl to
complete an undefeated 12-0 season and were
crowned national champions. Each chapter is
a mini biography told through the eyes of each player. Each and every
player from that ’72 team whether as powerful as fullback Sam “Bam”
Cunningham, as intellectually gifted as defensive back Marvin Cobb, or as
massive as offensive lineman Pete Adams, eventually became one of us. A
mortal. You’ll fi nd humor; you’ll fi nd sorrow; and you’ll fi nd football. Most of all you’ll fi nd lessons about being mortal.
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