A new Bruin plaque at The Coliseum?

From the LA Times "Newswire" column in today's Sports, Aug. 11, 2009.

Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion and a longtime Olympic activist in Los Angeles, was given his own bronzed plaque in the Coliseum's peristyle end. Johnson, the former UCLA star, was the final torch-runner and lit the flame in the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Games.

The plaque is a depiction of Johnson carrying a torch, but it is also surrounded by seven symbols that include many of the events he competed in when he won his gold medal in Rome.

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That's cool...his accomplishments for his country deservered to be recognized

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by Paragon SC on Aug 12, 2009 7:12 AM PDT reply actions

Yeah

youre a bruin for four years only, so technically hes not a bruin anymore.

by frak on Aug 12, 2009 8:00 AM PDT reply actions

Frak's on it!

(nothing to add whatsoever!)

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by BixBeiderbecke on Aug 12, 2009 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions

and technically Hilter wasn’t a mass murdering SOB.. cause you know.. he was never convicted…

But still, nice one :-)

by impaulv on Aug 12, 2009 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions

I can’t spell :-P

by impaulv on Aug 12, 2009 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions

Besides not being able to spell the #1 anti-Christ thus far in history. . . .

. . . you must have recently graduated from the SoCal School of Deduction. I mean, FTW?

Hilter (good one) & R Johnson & logic seem incongruent on this thread. (you drankin’? IT’S 9 o’clock. . .in the AM son!)

by BixBeiderbecke on Aug 12, 2009 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions

I think Mao or Stalin were worse, but that’s just me.

by impaulv on Aug 12, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Worse than Adolf, or Orethal?

by frak on Aug 13, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions

Despite what you may have heard

You are not a mass murdering SOB for 4 years. That’s a lifetime thing.

If you are making the comparison to O.J. Simpson, I don’t believe that O.J.s body count puts him in the same boat with Hitler or Stalin. But since you mention it, yes O.J. still is a Trojan for life. There is nothing that we can do to disown the guy. Its not like you guys will ever let us forget that he went to USC, so there ya go.

Also, its not like ucla hasn’t had criminals and murderers come out of their football program. We all know who they are. The biggest difference between our murder and your murder is that our guy was a hall of famer.

by frak on Aug 12, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh, thanks to frak

Now I get it. Simple-minded comments. But from you, Pablo? Wow! Thought you were “up above it”. Boy was I mistaken.

I don’t think you wanna take pot-shots from the peanut gallery dude. We can strike from all areas of the field homegrown. You’d best be advised to back the f_ck up, before you get “smacked the f_ck-up”. (and I mean that in strictly a “smack-talkin” way).

You’re losing it yourpaulv, eat some Wheaties/have some V8? Come to your senses, my nizzle. (what’s that you use: “phail” . . . . .weak)

by BixBeiderbecke on Aug 12, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions

Simmer down hot pants, I’m just saying I’ve never heard of technically Bruins only for 4 years. I’m a firm believer that you’re a Trojan or a Bruin for life. Of course, I’m sure you guys see it differently…

by impaulv on Aug 12, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions

You bringin' OJ into the mix

Is a firestartin’ conversation.

Never heard of “Bruin for life”. Never.

by BixBeiderbecke on Aug 12, 2009 9:00 PM PDT up reply actions

When’d I bring OJ into the mix? Frak said OJ, I said “Hilter”.

And have you seen the “A Trojan is only good once, a Bruin is forever” tee-shirts? Agree or disagree with them, they’re floating around.

BL: I was making a light hearted dig, sorry you got a little hurt about it. Rafer Johnson is a great American and a great Bruin. Totally deserves this recognition at our formerly shared stadium & the site of the twilight/cherry of his fame.

by impaulv on Aug 13, 2009 1:25 AM PDT up reply actions

You say Hilter, frak says OJ

Then you really make no sense whatsover.

My original question still stands then, what does Hilter have to do with Rafer Johnson? And, for that matter, USC sports, the Coliseum, or whatever in this regard?

And no, I haven’t seen the shirts nor heard of the phraseology of which you refer to.

No one said Rafer Johnson didn’t deserve his plaque, as a matter of fact I think the world of Rafer Johnson. No one’s disputed his place at the Coliseum at all.

What’s the lighthearted dig? I don’t get it.

by BixBeiderbecke on Aug 13, 2009 5:58 AM PDT up reply actions

I thought that was what you were getting at

with the whole not convicted comment. If I was wrong, then I apologize.

As for the 4 years comment. Its a well known phrase:

“You’re a bruin for 4 years, but you’re a Trojan for life.”

A lot of interpretation can go into it, but it gets brought up pretty much because Trojan’s tend to help out other Trojans after they graduate. ucla is not known for its alumni network.

by frak on Aug 13, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions

BINGO!

That’s why I got such a kick out of your reply to hespaulv’s comment.

So, still. . . . .wtf’s up with his Hilter not being a mass murderer ‘cause he wasn’t convicted business? Thought he was imbibing or doing something too much or not enough of when he wrote that.

Do you get it?

by BixBeiderbecke on Aug 13, 2009 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Can't say that I get the Hitler comment

I know it was a joke. I don’t know if I would make a joke about Hitler because its touchy subject matter. I tend to have a dark sense of humor, but sometimes the dark jokes tend to hit a little too close to home.

by frak on Aug 14, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions