Coach Pete Carroll asked defensive end Lawrence Jackson to lead the USC football team in prayer after practice Thursday, and Carroll remained rattled by the sudden decline of Marlin McKeever, a two-time All-American at USC.McKeever, 66, was comatose and in critical condition in a Long Beach hospital after a fall at his home. Carroll made it back just in time for practice after visiting the hospital early in the afternoon.
"It's just a tragic situation," Carroll said...
...McKeever runs the Trojan Alumni Club, and Carroll, who arrived in 2001, relied on him as his bridge to USC's storied past. McKeever was a fullback, defensive end and punter at USC from 1958-60...
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