Welcome To The Friday USC Column Supplement

Let’s start off with a picture from Picture Day on August 31, 1958.

Halfback Jerry Traynham (26) and left tackle Dan Ficca (78) hold up Coach Don Clark with help from right guard Mike McKeever (64) and halfback Angelo Coia (23).

Ficca and Coia were from Pennsylvania and brought to USC by assistant coach Al Davis.

Here was USC’s starting lineup in the preseason of 1958.

First team:

LE -- 80 Hillard Hill (Sr) (175)
LT -- 78 Dan Ficca (So) (230)
LG -- 62 Frank Fiorentino (Sr) (203)
C -- 57 Ken Antle (Sr) (185)
RG -- 64 Mike McKeever (So) (210)
RT -- 71 Monte Clark (Sr) (249)
RE -- 81 Don Douglas (Sr) (195)
QB -- 15 Tom Maudlin (Sr) 175)
LH -- 23 Angelo Coia (So) (195)
RH -- 26 Jerry Traynham (So) (180)
FB -- 43 Clark Holden (Jr) (190).

Second team:

LE -- 82 George Van Vliet (So) (193)
LT -- 75 Don Mattson (Jr) (222)
LG -- 66 Walt Gurasich (Sr) (230)
C -- 52 Joe Chuha (Sr) (210)
RG -- 60 Mike Lewis (Jr) (193)
RT -- 74 Ron Mix (Jr) (203)
RE -- 85 Marlin McKeever (So) (210)
QB -- 16 Willie Wood (Jr) (173)
LH -- 29 Bob Arnett (Jr) (185)
RH -- 42 Hal Clayton (So) (185)
FB -- 44 (Don Kasten (Sr) (195)

• Here’s another Art Brewster illustration from USC-Notre Dame game program in 1958 featuring the head coaches.