Former USC Football Player, National Champion Dead

USC Trojans’ National Champion And All-American Tragically Dies
USC Trojans legend and All-American Mike Battle has passed away at the age of 78. Battle played for the New York Jets.
Former USC Football Player, National Champion Dead At 78
The USC Trojans had sad news to share this Tuesday regarding one of their former players. Former All-American safety Mike Battle has passed away at the age of 78. He was on the 1967 USC team that won the national championship.
Mike Battle, an All-American at USC who played with Joe Namath-era New York Jets, dies at 78
Battle was USC’s annual punt return leader in each of his three seasons and still owns the school record for most punts returned in a season. He was the NCAA statistical champion in 1967 ...
Mike Battle, USC All-American who played for Jets, dies at 78
Mike Battle, an All-American defensive back and a member of USC's 1967 national championship team who later played two seasons for the New York Jets, died last week. He was 78.
Former Jets defensive back, collegiate star at USC has died
Defensive back Mike Battle, who won a National Championship at the University of Southern California before being drafted by the New York Jets in 1969, has died. The South Gate, Calif., native was 78.
Mike Battle, USC All-American and Jets defensive back, dead at 78
Mike Battle, an All-American defensive back at USC and a former member of the Jets died last week, the university announced Tuesday. Battle died in Nellysford, Virginia, on March 6 of natural causes.
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