There’s a massive football community in Los Angeles. There has been for a long time. Football in Los Angeles saw a resurgence in popularity in the 60s and 70s as old-school Angelinos can still recall the days of John McKay’s USC Trojans and Chuck Knox’s Los Angeles Rams. The mighty Trojans, spearheaded by players like Sam “Bam” Cunningham, Lynn Swann and former Rams QB Pat Haden, lit up scoreboards on Saturday nights while Knox’s “Ground Chuck” rushing attack drove the Rams straight into the playoffs on Sundays.
