Ex-USC AD Pat Haden hospitalized for lightheadedness

Former USC athletic director Pat Haden has experienced similar bouts of lightheadedness that caused him to be taken to the hospital Tuesday. (Richard Hartog/The Associated Press)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…