12-10-2024, 05:08 AM
Nope, wasn't there for the 1977 dual meet.
But, I flew up from L.A. for the 1969 dual meet when Peter Daland's USC team had not lost any of 108 dual meets in a row over 12 years but was going to face a stiff test from Stanford. The two teams had tied in 1967.
(Of course I was cheering for Stanford; I was NOT a student at USC.)
It was one of those impulsive things one does (a very rare thing for me). The upcoming meet in 1969 at Stanford had gotten publicity in the L.A. area where I was going to school. That was my generation of swimmers; I knew a few, but I had been watching all their names and times for the last decade. I didn't decide to fly up for sure until Saturday morning for the mid-afternoon meet.
I think the cab ride from SFO was more expensive than the round-trip airfare. (I had never been to the Bay Area and hadn't realized how far Stanford was from SFO)
As expected, it was a very close meet. The final score was 57-56.....
USC fell to Stanford.
But, I flew up from L.A. for the 1969 dual meet when Peter Daland's USC team had not lost any of 108 dual meets in a row over 12 years but was going to face a stiff test from Stanford. The two teams had tied in 1967.
(Of course I was cheering for Stanford; I was NOT a student at USC.)
It was one of those impulsive things one does (a very rare thing for me). The upcoming meet in 1969 at Stanford had gotten publicity in the L.A. area where I was going to school. That was my generation of swimmers; I knew a few, but I had been watching all their names and times for the last decade. I didn't decide to fly up for sure until Saturday morning for the mid-afternoon meet.
I think the cab ride from SFO was more expensive than the round-trip airfare. (I had never been to the Bay Area and hadn't realized how far Stanford was from SFO)
As expected, it was a very close meet. The final score was 57-56.....
USC fell to Stanford.