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I grew up in Los Angeles and have witnessed some intriguing sports action ranging from the Dodgers’ salute to Roy Campanella at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and their World Series over the White Sox. I witnessed Sandy Koufax, Don Drysdale, Willie Mays and Roberto Clemente play at Dodger Stadium.

As a child I went to the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena to watch the Elgin Baylor-Jerry West Lakers play such greats as Bill Russell, Oscar Robinson and Wilt Chamberlain. I also attended the first Lakers game at the Fabulous Forum and observed what is arguably the greatest professional sports team ever assembled, the 71-72 Lakers who won 33 games in a row. I was there to see Kareem, Magic, Jamal, Worthy, Cooper and the rest win five championships during the 80s.

For much of the first half of my life the NFL Pro Bowl was played in LA and my father took my brother and I every year. You name the NFL star in the sixties and seventies and I saw them play…Jim Brown, Gale Sayers and Johnny Unitas.

During that same time period I watched the Rams’ Fearsome Foursome of Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, Lamar Lundy (replaced by Coy Bacon), Rosey Grier (replaced by Roger Brown) dominate every offensive line they played against. Later after the Rams moved to Orange County I became a member of the Raider Nation and have been following the Silver and Black every since.

I have been attending USC football games since the days of John McKay and I have seen every ‘SC Heisman Trophy winner play on the Coliseum turf as I watched them play Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Alabama, UCLA and other football giants.

I was a fan of the Wizard of Westwood and actually had the opportunity to take a trip to a UCLA Bruins practice while in middle school where John Wooden taught the game to Sidney Wickes and Curtis Rowe. I played H.O.R.S.E. with Gail Good rich and Walt Hazzard as an elementary school kid.

I sat in the Coliseum and watched Carl Lewis, Evelyn Ashford and Valerie Brisco-Hooks win their gold medals in 1984.

I love my sports. I believe Los Angeles is the center of the sports world and I enjoy the give and take among sports fans across the nation. I do not take the trash talking seriously and never take it personally.

Sports are fun and I love having fun with other fans.

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Cody Dockens responded to a comment on Has the USC Trojan Running Back Stable Turned into a Stall?
Cody Dockens responded to a comment on Has the USC Trojan Running Back Stable Turned into a Stall?
jeff rhorer responded to a comment on JaMarcus Russell: The Reason Why the Oakland Raiders Are Not Winning Games
jeff rhorer responded to a comment on JaMarcus Russell: The Reason Why the Oakland Raiders Are Not Winning Games
Ronald Weathersby commented on OSS: USC vs. Oregon, Let the Fireworks Begin
Ronald Weathersby commented on USC-Oregon State: Trojans Escape but Title Hopes Wane
Ronald Weathersby commented on USC– Notre Dame: The Wheels Fall Off the Trojan Horses
Michael Sipp responded to a comment on Tim Tebow: Welcome to the Oakland Raiders, 160 Days Early

The Short List What Ronald thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Abdul-Jabbar, Ricky Bell, OJ Simpson, Elgin Baylor, Earvin Johnson, Jamal Wilkes, Michael Cooper, Jim Plunkett
Favorite Sports Teams

Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Raiders, USC Trojans Football
Favorite Coaches

Pete Carroll, John McKay, John Robinson, Pat Riley, John Madden, Tommy Lasorda
All Time Sports Moment

Raiders beat Redskins in Super Bowl on January 22, 1984 at Tampa Stadium. Lakers beat Celtics for NBA Championship 1985.
Most Memorable Game Attended

Roy Campanella honored on May 7, 1959 at LA Coliseum. 100 meter final at LA Olympic in 1984.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

33 in a row by the LA Lakers 1972
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Unitas
Jordan or Russell?

Abdul-Jabbar
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele
Federer or Sampras?

Ashe
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Petty or Earnhardt?

Who cares?
Schumacher or Senna?

What did they do to make me take notice?
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

PAC 10!!!

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by Andre
5 months ago

The Autumn Wind: Understanding the Raiders Mystique

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/178204-the-autumn-wind-understanding-the-mystique-of-the-raiders
by Damali
6 months ago

Hello Ronald,

Here is another in the series:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/171263-nfl-players-from-hbcus-to-pro-football-part-three

Thanks for the reads.....
by Damali
6 months ago

Hi,

Check out this one in my series:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/171049-nfl-players-from-hbcus-to-pro-football-part-two
by rod
8 months ago

Hi Ronald,

I responded to your comment on "College Football: The Top 5 Programs of the last 10 Years."

Some guys just don't get it about "claiming conference." The only thing that matters is the individual accomplishments of your own teams and not "taking credit" for what another team in your conference has done. But some guys just want to insist that conference is the end all and be all. And if that's the case, everyone know its the Pac-10, the Conference of Champions. But I seriously doubt SEC guys would be educated enough to give credit where credit is due. The NCAA championship link, if you need to refer to it:

http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/champs_listing1.html

rodwood
FIGHT ON!
by Zander
about 1 year ago

Hey Ronald,

I just wanted to let you know that Bleacher Report has launched out of beta with an updated look and feel and some great new features. Check out the "Game On" link in the header to find out more.

Next week we'll be launching the site to the world with some public announcements—and it'd be great to get a contribution from you between now and Tuesday to make Bleacher Report's launch a success.

Let me know if you need any help with ideas or have questions. Have a great weekend Ronald!

Zander

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