Another New Category

Christmas brought a new gift idea category, but it's got a close cousin we like to call memorabilia.

Like any sports team, the Trojans have spawned a lot of stuff. Call if what you will: tchotchkes, ephemera, souvenirs, swag, or sometimes even works of art. It all celebrates the history of Troy, and some of it is incredibly rare and meaningful. That's what we hope to discuss in this new category.

While some older posts are being tagged with the memorabilia label, we'll officially start this category with a look at items from the Lawry's Beef Bowl. The timing couldn't be better, since the USC football team will sit down for the world-famous prime rib eat-off this week as part of the Rose Bowl festivities.

Anybody reading this blog who owns something with a rare or unique connection to USC history is encouraged to share photos and the story of their favorite item. We can't promise that it'll all get discussed here, but if you have an original leather helmet signed by one of the early Trojan teams or every ticket stub from the USC-Notre Dame rivalry ... we'd love to hear from you! Email adam@laist.com.

Keep in mind that this category is not about run-of-the-mill hats and t-shirts. Unless there's a compelling reason to discuss something that's currently commercially available, we'll try to stick to items that are of historic merit or were not originally intended for sale to the public.

Comments

[evaready]

Go Illini! Beat the trojans

[K Helm]

Some of the members of the USC Trojan Marching Band collected a chunk of grass from every stadium they visited.

A few years ago I threw away the ziplock bag of brown dead grass from the 1997 USC v ND game in South Bend.