Join head Football Coach Pete Carroll for the Second Annual Scholarship Dinner & Introduction of the Anthony Davis Trophy to be held Saturday August 25th, 2007 at the California Club in Downtown Los Angeles.

The Anthony Davis Foundation is a non-profit entity that salutes one of the greatest athletes ever to wear the cardinal and gold. The Foundation's primary purpose is to grant scholarships to those who possess the academic skills but not the financial wherewithal to pursue an education at the University of Southern California. The Anthony Davis Trophy is designed to recognize academic leadership, citizenship as well as inspirational achievements and will be awarded to students who best demonstrate the ability to achieve success in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges.

Most Trojan fans are familiar with A.D.'s accomplishments on the gridiron. Known as the "Notre Dame Killer," he is long remembered for scoring eleven touchdowns in three games against Notre Dame, including six as a sophomore in the 1972 contest. He was also the focal point of the 1974 comeback when the Trojans found themselves down 24-0 before the A.D. magic resulted in his scoring four touchdowns and turning a horrible start into a 55-24 victory.

A unanimous All-American tailback at USC, AD guided the Trojans to a 31-3-2 record, three conference titles, three Rose Bowl victories and two National Championships in three years. He was the first player in conference history to rush for 1,000 yards in three-straight seasons and still ranks third on USC's career rushing chart with 3,724 yards. He also set an NCAA record with six kickoff returns for touchdowns. Upon the completion of his career, he accumulated 24 school, conference and NCAA records, including over 5,400 all-purpose yards and 52 touchdowns. A two-time recipient of the Voit Trophy as the Most Outstanding Player on the West Coast, AD graced the cover of Sports Illustrated three times during his Trojan career. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on December 6, 2005 in New York City and was enshrined on August of 2006 in South Bend, Indiana.

As most Trojan fans know, his successful career should have concluded with a Heisman Trophy, but Davis finished second in the voting in 1974. At the time Heisman ballots were required to be submitted prior to the Notre Dame game, meaning all of the voters missed A.D.'s spectacular four touchdown comeback performance against the Irish. Even the announcers calling the game admitted that Davis was clearly the best player in the country and should have received the Heisman. From that day forth, Heisman voting has been postponed until after the big game and has produced winners from both schools following record setting performances.

As remarkable as AD was in football, he was also an outstanding baseball player having started as an outfielder on USC's 1973 and 1974 College World Series champion baseball teams. He credits Rod Dedeaux along with John McKay

as the two greatest influences on his life - they were the men who taught Anthony that anything worth having was worth the fight!

A.D.'s most overlooked accomplishments have occurred off the field, where Davis donates countless hours to the community. He focuses most of his time speaking to students from economically deprived areas of the country, challenging them and encouraging them to succeed.

A Cocktail Reception & Silent auction will be held at 6:00pm followed by dinner at 7:00pm. USC Head Coach Pete Carroll will once again be the keynote speaker at the event.

USCFootball.com is strongly encouraging as many of our readers, subscribers and their guests to attend the dinner to show our support for this worthy cause and this USC legend. Please come and join us in what is sure to be a great Trojan evening!

If you are interested in attending please contact Board Member Steve Krasnow at steve4usc@gmail.com.