The 50 Most Powerful Sports Figures In Southern California

HADEN.NIKIASThe Daily News has compiled its annual top 50 most powerful in Southern California list. USC president Max Nikias and USC football Clay Helton both made the list. Has Nikias ever been more powerful? He has hired his personal choices for athletic director twice in the past six years and was recently appointed chair of the College Football Playoff Board of Managers.

Here’s a photo gallery of the top figures. And the list of candidates.

14 thoughts on “The 50 Most Powerful Sports Figures In Southern California

  1. LOL, as soon as I saw the 50th most powerful person I knew this list had ZERO credibiltiy

    • Wait til you see which place Scott came in!
      You will have to wait until Thursday.

  2. WOW!!! Rosen makes the list!!!!

    what an eye-opening crotch kick to the trOXans rushing to review the list!!!! HAWR-HAWR!!!! kid’s got IT, everyone loves him!! a magazine recently posted pics of him and some swimsuit model in his dorm room HOT TUB!!!! kid’s brash and BOLD, yet humble and lovable!!! women love him, kids love him, Old people love him!!!

    oh, and where’s Maxie??? (thank goodness they didn’t put Maxie’s mug shot up!!! HOO-HOO! HAWR-HAAAAAWR!!!!

    #FrankenBerryLookAlike

  3. What’s the definition of “Most Powerful” ? Why is Clayton on the list, when he falls on the mercy of big money, Alum ? This nonsense is almost funnier then the USC fed media, that says the Trojans have the toughest schedule in college football. ..lol

    • Hey Freddie , Trojans football schedule is definitely one of the toughest if not the #1. Believe you are a Stanford supporter so why not stick to their blogs unless you are going to trash the ‘ruins.

      • First off, I’m not a fan boy, so I call it like I see it. I’ve been following USC football for 30 years, and will continue to do so, but I will keep it real. In my opinion, Ohio State has the toughest schedule in college football, not SC. One Alabama game does not make for the toughest schedule in college football, because the Pac 12 is weak from the top to the bottom. Oregon, Utah and Stanford will have rookie quarterbacks .

        • I count 8 soft games on Ohio State’s schedule. You have to look beyond the glory days of teams like Penn State & Nebraska and focus on the fact that they’re garbage these days.

  4. Josh Rosen is a complete bore. He has earned absolutely nothing on the playing field. Mora is another one who has not accomplished anything worthy of national recognition. Jovan Vavic has won many and more ncaa titles in water polo for the men and women. Don’t know the top ten, but where is Adoree Jackson and JuJu Smith rated?

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