USC Hall of Fame

The Hall of Famers were selected by a 100-member panel consisting of media, previous Hall of Famers, USC Athletics Board of Counselors and Trojan head coaches and athletic department senior staff. To be eligible for election, athletes generally must have completed their last season of eligibility at USC 10 years ago.

INDUCTED IN 1994

Inducted into the USC Hall of Fame in 1994

The Hall of Famers were selected by a 100-member panel consisting of media, previous Hall of Famers, USC Athletics Board of Counselors and Trojan head coaches and athletic department senior staff. To be eligible for election, athletes generally must have completed their last season of eligibility at USC 10 years ago.

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Fred Lynn’s USC History

A 1972 All-American outfielder for USC, Fred Lynn was a member of three College World Series championship teams (1971-73). He earned College Baseball Coaches Association All-American honors in 1972 and The Sporting News All-American honors in both 1972 and 1973.

He finished his Trojan career with a .320 batting average, 28 home runs and 111 RBI. Honored as an All-Star nine times during his 17-year major league career, Lynn played for the Red Sox, Angels, Orioles, Tigers and Padres.

He was the only player in baseball history to be Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season. An outstanding defensive player, he also won four Golden Glove Awards.

.320

BATTING AVG

USC Career

28

HOME RUNS

Trojan Career

111

RBIs

1971-1973

USC CAREER STATISTICS

Complete collegiate batting statistics from 1971-1973

FRED LYNN

USC (’71, ’72, ’73 CWS)

DOB

2/3/1952

HEIGHT/WEIGHT

6-1/190

BATS

LEFT

THROWS

LEFT

Year G AB AVG H HR RBI
1971 42 113 .344 39 7 30
1972 58 187 .326 61 14 46
1973 60 197 .299 59 7 35
TOTALS 160 497 .323 159 28 111

HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS

’72 FIRST-TEAM ALL AMERICAN

’71 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

CWS ALL-DECADE TEAM (70s)

COLLEGE BASEBALL HOF (2007)

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES LEGENDS TEAM (2010)