Ron Fairly (1997) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Ron Fairly

Induction:
1997

Ron Fairly played varsity baseball only 1 season at USC (1958), but made the most of it. He hit .348 with team highs of 9 home runs and 67 RBIs while lettering as a sophomore center fielder on the 1958 Trojan baseball team that won USC's second College World Series championship. He was an All-District 8 selection that season. Fairly went from USC to the major leagues (after 2 brief minor league stops), where he played 21 years in 3 decades (1958-78) with the Dodgers (for the first 12 years), Expos, Cardinals, A's, Blue Jays and Angels. He played in 4 World Series with the Dodgers. In his 2,442-game pro career, he hit .266 with 1,913 hits, 931 RBI and 215 home runs. Fairly then had a long career as a radio and television major league baseball commentator. He died on Oct. 30, 2019, at age 81.