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Ex-USC AD Pat Haden hospitalized for lightheadedness

LOS ANGELES — Former USC athletic director Pat Haden was hospitalized Tuesday after experiencing lightheadedness, a school spokesman confirmed.

Haden was said to be alert and talking.

USC Annenberg Media, a student-run online publication, first reported Haden was taken from campus in an ambulance, citing an eyewitness account. He was seen sitting upright on a stretcher.

Haden, who had worked as the school’s athletic director since 2010, stepped down earlier this year and was replaced in July by Lynn Swann.

He has remained at USC on a one-year term to guide the $270-million renovations of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.