The team included tempestuous end Prince Hal Bedsole, who still holds USCs season and career records for most yards per reception. Fleet Willie Brown, whose clutch plays on offense and defense preserved an undefeated season. Fiery Trojan captain Marv Marinovich, whose athletic techniques have become legendary, and Fred Hill, whose daughter, Kim, became the inspiration for the Ronald McDonald House.
BILL BLOCK graduated from USC with an MBA in finance and a bachelors degree in business. He managed the USC track team for three years and was part of the team that won the NCAA track and field championship. Bill has been an avid Trojan football fan for more than fifty-five years. He has not missed a home football game when he has been in California. Bill has spent more than forty-five years on Wall Street as an investment analyst. In 1997, Bill formed W.A.B. Capital, which provides in-depth research of micro cap stocks. Trojans 1962: John McKays First National Championship is Bills second book about a USC football team. In 2009, Bill published Trojans 1972: An Immortal Team of Mortal Men.