Mike Garrett (1994) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Mike Garrett

Induction:
1994
Class:
1967

USC’s first Heisman Trophy winner (1965), Mike Garrett set the standard for the modern-era “I” formation Trojan tailbacks. A two-time All-American, “Iron Mike” set 14 NCAA, conference and USC records in his three-year career, including a then-NCAA career rushing mark of 3,221 yards and a then-USC season mark of 1,440 yards in a season. A versatile athlete, he also started at cornerback for the Trojans and was also an All-League outfielder for USC’s baseball team (he hit .309 in 1965 and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers). Garrett was an All-Pro during his eight-year NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers, appearing in two Super Bowls. He was inducted into the National Football Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame in 1985 and won the NCAA’s prestigious Silver Anniversary Award in 1990. In 2016, he was named to the Pac-12 All-Century Team. Garrett, who graduated from USC in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology, later in life became a sports broadcaster and then served in USC’s athletic administration, including as its athletic director (1993-2010), and also was the AD at Langston and Cal State Los Angeles.