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Fall Premier Auction 2014

Wed, Nov 19, 2014 09:00PM EST - Sun, Dec 7, 2014 12:00PM EST
Lot 808

1962 USC TROJANS FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD PLAQUE PRESENTED TO COACH JOHN MCKAY (NSM COLLECTION)

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The 1962 USC Trojans football team closed out a perfect season by beating Notre Dame 25-0 at home on Dec. 1 to finish with a 10-0 record. The final Associated Press (AP) poll which determined the unofficial national championship was released on December 3. USC finished first followed by Wisconsin Mississippi Texas and Alabama. In the Rose Bowl on New Years Day head coach John McKay led USC to a 42-37 victory over second-ranked Wisconsin. This is the 1962 USC Trojans Football National Championship Award Plaque presented to Coach McKay from the Trojan Football Alumni Club. The wooden plaque which measures 10 wide by 12 high includes specially engraved brass plaque that sits atop the wood that reads in part: NATIONAL CHAMPIONS University of Southern California Football Team 1962 Congratulations to John McKay and Staff Mel Hein Dave Levy Marv Goux Joe Margucci Ray George Mike Giddings Charlie Hall Mickey Artenian.

Includes Letter of Provenance from the Newport Sports Museum.

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