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16 days to USC football: Brice Taylor, the first and most surprising All-American

USC football is just 16 days away.

What better way to mark the day than by looking at the No. 16, which in USC history has a pretty strong legacy.

It all starts with Brice Taylor:

Who wore it best?

The thing about Brice Taylor is that even one of his many accolades would have been enough to get him mentioned in the annals of great No. 16’s in USC history.

Brice Taylor was an All-American guard in 1925. A one-handed All-American guard. A one-handed African-American All-American guard. Those were all firsts for a Trojan.