Braven Dyer (1994) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Braven Dyer

Induction:
1994

A well-known sportswriter for the Los Angeles Times from 1923-64, Braven Dyer covered innumerable USC sporting events. His stories displayed his great appreciation for Trojan teams, coaches, and athletes. Dyer covered the first football game played in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Oct. 6, 1923 (USC defeated Pomona, 23-7). He was the first person to broadcast a basketball game at the Shrine Auditorium and he also did color commentary for USC football games. It was Dyer who penned the nickname “Thundering Herd” to describe coach Howard Jones’ great Trojan football teams of the 1920’s and 1930’s. Dyer was a three-sport letterman at Pomona College. He died on Aug. 30, 1983, at age 83..