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Beth Harris | Associated Press

USC’s C.R. Roberts, who led Trojans to win over Texas in segregated Austin, dies at 87

C.R. Roberts, whose record-setting performance helped Southern California beat Texas in a 1956 road game played in the segregated state, has died. He was 87. (Clarence Hamm/AP)

LOS ANGELES — C.R. Roberts, whose record-setting performance helped Southern California beat Texas in a 1956 road game played in the segregated state, has died. He was 87.

Roberts died of natural causes on Tuesday at a care facility in suburban Norwalk, the university said Wednesday after being informed by his daughter Dr. Cathy Creasia.

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