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Article: Former USC star, coach Goux dies
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- Daily Breeze
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- July 28, 2002
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Former USC star, coach Goux dies
Marv Goux, a former USC star football player who later became an
assistant coach forthe Trojans, has died. He was 69.
Goux died Saturday in Los Angeles of cancer, the university said
in a statement.
Goux, who played offense and defense at USC in 1952, '54 and '55,
played in two Rose Bowls and twice won the Davis-Tesche award as the
team's most inspirational player.
After earning his degree in physical education in 1956, Goux
became the head football coach at Carpinteria High before returning
to USC in 1957 as the freshman coach.
He held the position for four years while coaching the varsity
team at the same time and went on to coach both the offensive and ...