UCLA usually mopped up on the USC Trojans in basketball, not so in football or baseball.
But the Trojans had one great basketball player, Paul Westphal, a Redondo Beach native. I think he was the best they ever had. He was phenomenal and demanded respect from everybody, including UCLA. He was a very special player and a great pro, playing twelve seasons and coaching in both the college and pros. It is tough celebrating a Trojan but he deserves the highest praise if you love the game of basketball.
He just passed from brain cancer and we should honor the memory of this great competitor. A tremendous talent.
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Paul went to Aviation High School in Redondo Beach. I went to the next door high school.. Mira Costa. Paul was a year or two behind me. A number of my friends went to Aviation and I went to a few of their games. I saw Paul play his first high school basketball game.... he was a freshman playing Varsity. A rare thing at that time. He was a great one!
That is very cool, Mike.
I am not a huge B Ball fan, but. I did follow his career a bit since I felt I had a connection with him, even if it was a very minor one..
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