The Santa Ana High product played center at USC and was the first Trojans alum to serve as coach. The good: Another assistant under Howard Jones, Cravath was an adept recruiter and innovative coach who introduced the T-formation to USC. Back row: Harry Smith, Roy Baker and Sam Barry. Front row: Ray George, Walt Hargesheimer, and Bill Park. USC coach Jeff Cravath, left, with his staff in 1949. The brave: Shortly after the 1941 season the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and Barry enlisted in the Navy, ending his short tenure as USC football coach. The genius: Barry taught the principles of the triangle offense to Tex Winter, who famously taught Phil Jackson, who won 11 NBA titles with the Lakers and Chicago Bulls using the triangle. Tragically, Barry also died of a heart attack while trudging up the hill at Strawberry Canyon in Berkeley to scout Cal at Memorial Stadium in 1950. USC struggled in Barry’s only season, a year in which he also coached the Trojans basketball and baseball teams. The bad: An assistant for several seasons under Jones, Barry had the daunting task of taking over the football program after Jones' sudden death. He’s one of only three coaches to take teams to the Final Four and College World Series. He is also a Hall of Fame baseball coach, leading USC to nearly 400 wins from 1930-1950 despite serving in the Navy during World War II. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for guiding the Trojans to a record of 260-138 in 17 seasons, including eight conference titles and 32 consecutive wins over UCLA. The good: Football was a distant third sport for Barry. Sam Barry, named head football coach at USC, succeeds his long-time mentor, the late Howard Jones.

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