Harley Tinkham (1999) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Harley Tinkham

Induction:
1999

Longtime Southern California sportswriter Harley Tinkham had USC roots, as he lettered on the Trojans’ 1943 NCAA championship track team. A high jumper and decathlete, he tied for first in the high jump at the prestigious Coliseum Relays in 1943. He then began a sportswriting career that spanned more than 40 years, beginning with the Los Angeles Mirror, then the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner and finally the Los Angeles Times, where he was the originator of the popular “Morning Briefing” column on page 2. He covered all sports, but was a particularly keen track and field writer. Known by all as “The Ace,” he died on July 4, 1990, at the age of 67.