University Southern California Trojans
USC Safety Great Ronnie Lott Named to Pac-12 Hall of Honor
March 06, 2019 | Football, Features
Formal induction will take place on March 15 during a ceremony prior to the semifinalist of the 2019 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena.
Joining Lott as 2019 inductees are Meg Ritchie-Stone (Arizona), Frank Kush (Arizona State), Natalie Coughlin (California), Lisa Van Goor (Colorado), Bev Smith (Oregon), Dick Fosbury (Oregon State), Dick Gould (Stanford), Ann Meyers Drysdale (UCLA), Steve Smith Sr. (Utah), Patricia "Trish" Bostrom (Washington) and John Olerud (Washington State).
The 2019 Hall of Honor class will be the 18th since its creation in 2002, and the second to feature legendary figures from an array of sports after the Pac-12 last season expanded the field to be inclusive of the broad-based athletics success across the Conference of Champions.
At USC, Lott was a 1980 All-American and team captain and a four-year letterman (1977-78-79-80), playing on Troy's 1978 national championship team as well as three bowl-winning teams (including two Rose Bowls).
The eighth overall selection in the 1981 NFL Draft, Lott starred for 15 years (1981-95) in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers, Los Angeles Raiders, New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs, playing on four winning Super Bowl teams with the 49ers and in 10 Pro Bowls. An eight-time All-Pro, he led the NFL in interceptions twice, recording 63 interceptions total in his professional career.
Lott was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002, as well as the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995. He was named the Defensive Player of the Century on the Pac-12 All-Century Team in 2015 and was selected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame voters to the NFL's All-Time Team in 2000 and to the Super Bowl 50 Golden Team in 2016.
After his football days, Lott became a venture capitalist, a television football analyst, an automobile dealership owner and a restaurateur. The Lott IMPACT Trophy, which is given to the college football defensive player who exhibits the traits of integrity, maturity, performance, academics, community and tenacity, is named in his honor.
