BeachReporter Tom

BeachReporter Tom

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About

I grew up in Hollywood in the '40's and '50's, six miles north of the USC campus and the Coliseum. That and the fact that my dad was a Trojan fan made it inevitable that I would be a lifelong devotee of the Cardinal and Gold. I played football and ran track at John Marshall High School, and enlisted in the Air Force five days after graduation. After an Honorable Discharge in 1960 I worked for several different companies until I started my own business in 1970. I bought a second company in 1991 and ran that until retiring in 2001. Besides playing golf and following SC football, I enjoy writing letters to the editor at the L.A. Times and OC Register.

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Two of my former favorite Trojan athletes have been disgraced.

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Trojans, U.S. Olympic hockey team that beat Russian Pros.

  • Favorite Coaches

    John McKay, Pete Carroll, Bud Wilkinson, Tom Landrey, and Bill Walsh in no particular order.

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    USC 2nd. half comeback against Notre Dame in 70's.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    O.J. Simpson vs. Gary Beban (UCLA) in Coliseum.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Michael Phelps Olympic medal count

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • 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?

    Don't even know the sport.

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

    Pac-12

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  • Darrell Horwitz posted 587 days ago

    Darrell Horwitz

    Hey Beachreporter,

    I thought you would want to read a real article on what happened at Penn State and with Joe Paterno. Check this out and let me know what you think. Thanks.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/933276

  • Bill N posted 728 days ago

    Bill N

    I would love to get your comments on “With NCAA Amateurism a Joke, Here's How to Fix the Mess” at: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/741984-ncaa-and-amateurism-are-a-joke-how-to-fix-the-college-football-mess

    I hope you find that this article finally pulls together the problems with the NCAA and practical solutions that will help the athletes and colleges.

    Thanks, Bill

  • Bill N posted 769 days ago

    Bill N

    I just published “USC Football Recruiting: Lane Kiffin 2012 Scholarship Math and Greatest Needs” at http://bleacherreport.com/articles/696984-usc-football-recruiting-lane-kiffin-2012-scholarship-math-and-greatest-needs

    It includes a realistic estimate of the number of 2012 new scholarships, identifies the positions of greatest need and the best candidates to fill those positions.

    I haven’t heard from you in a while and would love to get your comments. Hope you are doing well.

    Thanks, Bill

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    efiyxpcp rcmactyf

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  • Bill N posted 926 days ago

    Bill N

    Hi Tom,

    You might be interested in this article that I put on the Auburn site to get their reaction: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/535023-do-the-usc-reggie-bush-auburn-cam-newton-and-other-cases-show-a-corrupt-ncaa

    Thanks, Bill