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Retired in my 50s after successful careers as an executive with a Fortune 100 company and US Navy officer. Received bachelors and masters (MBA) degrees gratis from USC, and met my wonderful wife there. Blessed with 2 beautiful daughters who married great guys; of course, we have the best grandchildren as a result. Enjoy family, friends, travel, watching sports, and playing basketball and tennis. B/R USC Football Featured Columnist from August 2010 to November 2011 (stopped writing because B/R continued to demand more articles and it become too much like a job). Life is good!

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Matt Barkley, Marcus Allen, Willie Mays, Magic Johnson, Arthur Ashe

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    USC

  • Favorite Coaches

    John McKay, Pete Carroll, Joe Paterno, John Wooden

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Too many to list

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    USC 1969 football season nicknamed the "Cardiac Kids" for winning most games in the last minute

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Phelps 8 Olympic gold medals in 2008 Beijing Games; USC 5 straight NCAA baseball national championships; UCLA 7 straight NCAA basketball national championships; Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 career rebounds and 100 pt game; Gretzky 92 goals in a season; Cy Young 511 career wins; Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak; Longest and most games tennis match - John Isner and Nicolas Mahut at 2010 Wimbledon (11 hours 5 minutes and 183 games)

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Nicklaus

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Pac 12

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  • gorge lopez posted 14 days ago

    gorge lopez

    Bill can you start writing about Max Redfield! The guy is a beast from mission viejo and USC needs to land him seriously!

  • gorge lopez posted 14 days ago

    gorge lopez

    Bill you're awesome!

  • gene a posted 30 days ago

    gene a

    Thanks Bill! You've been such a great writer and have also always been prompt in answering questions. You have much insight. I will miss seeing your articles. Thanks again for everything.

  • Polo Linares posted 84 days ago

    Polo Linares

    Absolutely, Bill. I just regret that I hadn't done so before you decided to hang it up. I've decided that I shall honor great columnists who decide to ride out by becoming a fan as a tribute to your work.

  • Kurt Sackledge posted 90 days ago

    Kurt Sackledge

    Phil Caldwell, noted anti-Duck and anti-Boise State writer and antagonist, took his dog & pony show to another site, to avoid the petty editing at B/R. Find a stunning account of the Duck vs Husky game at www.conliber.wordpress.com

  • USC Conquest posted 105 days ago

    USC Conquest

    Bill, your readers are chompin at the bit to read your UW Game review article and updates. ( = Its Tuesday brutha (?)... Hope to read it soon when you get a chance.

  • USC Conquest posted 111 days ago

    USC Conquest

    Hey Bill, This is M . I got banned by a writer who wrote ugly things about Kiffin and then a ND fan talking smack after our Stanford loss. I couldn't even message anyone. Some of these joke of a writers publish articles pushing their own hater agendas and if you stick them back, you get banned. lol !! Fight On !! Did you read the new article and it's comments under that new article about USC winning The NC in 2012? I understand Kiffin is already playing games with less then 50 guys and getting conditioned for a smaller roster. Anyway, Thanks for the great comment updates Bill and Im happy to be a fan of your articles. They are lucky to have you.

  • Travis D posted 111 days ago

    Travis D

    Hey Bill could you right and Article about Tebow playing against USC Row. Palmer Oak, Cassel K.C. and Sanchez N.Y. the next three weeks in the NFL?

  • Delores Smith-Johnson posted 115 days ago

    Delores Smith-Johnson

    You're welcome, Bill!

  • Phil Caldwell posted 140 days ago

    Phil Caldwell

    Ok, but you may end up ruining your reputation by being linked to me. B/R staffsfolk are up-in-arms over my quips, hence said quips and long discussion of what went down are relocated to my own blog at www.http://conliber.wordpress.com/

    Oh and btw, really great article about the NBA and what cities without teams could do
    http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7058281/we-need-renegade-basketball-league

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