Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974 and 1975
1991 Inductee
In the 16 years (1960–1975) John McKay was the head coach at USC, his Trojans won eight conference titles and five Rose Bowl Games. McKay was the first coach to take four consecutive teams to the “Granddaddy of Them All,” and is tied for the most wins, with five, in Rose Bowl Game history. Four of those Rose Bowl Game wins came in nationalchampionship seasons for USC. His eight appearances in the Rose Bowl Game is tied for second all-time.
After the 1975 season, McKay left USC to coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1976 to 1984. Despite losing his first 26 games in the NFL, McKay led the Bucs to the NFC title game in 1979. McKay died in 2001.
