Ron Severa (2007) - USC Athletics Hall of Fame

Ron Severa

Induction:
2007
Class:
1958

Ron Severa was one of USC’s most decorated aquatic athletes. He was a 3-year letterman (1955, 1957-58) in water polo and a 3-time (1956-58) All-American swimmer, captaining the 1958 team. He participated in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics in water polo for the United States and also was in the 1959 (gold medal) and 1963 (silver) Pan American Games. His affiliation with USC spanned 5 decades as he served as a Trojan assistant and head water polo coach from 1967 through 1991, as well as a club coach, in addition to owning a construction company. He was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 1977.