John Hall (2003) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

John Hall

Induction:
2003

One of Southern California’s most popular sports columnists, John Hall covered the local sports scene for more than 40 years. After beginning his sportswriting career with the Hollywood Citizen News in 1950, he then wrote for the Los Angeles Mirror in 1953 and moved over to its sister paper, the Los Angeles Times, in 1962. Not only did he write a widely-read and snappy column, but he covered USC and the Angels as a beat writer. He then moved his column to the Orange County Register in 1981 until retiring in 1993. He was named California Sportswriter of the Year 6 times. Although retired, he became a contributor to USC Report and wrote for the San Clemente Sun Post News. A product of nearby Manual Arts High, he attended Stanford on a basketball scholarship. He died on Dec. 10, 2018, at age 80.